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USGS usp000b9gc

8 Aug 2002, 00:59

20 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 6 mwb 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 20 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama?

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7.851000, -82.895000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b9gc
Coordinates
7.851, -82.895
Network
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Significance
554