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USGS usp000b97b

3 Aug 2002, 03:39

4 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km ESE of Puerto Armuelles, Panama?

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8.264000, -82.822000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b97b
Coordinates
8.264, -82.822
Network
us
Significance
518