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USGS usp000bc0e

11 Sept 2002, 17:58

9 km WSW of Nuquí, Colombia

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km WSW of Nuquí, Colombia?

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5.683000, -77.351000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bc0e
Coordinates
5.683, -77.351
Network
us
Significance
385