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USGS usp000at5g

19 Nov 2001, 21:01

8 km E of Cepitá, Colombia

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 165.3 km depth.

Depth165.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km E of Cepitá, Colombia?

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6.743000, -72.899000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000at5g
Coordinates
6.743, -72.899
Network
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Significance
432