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USGS usp000c4rd

13 Aug 2003, 09:29

4 km W of Cristóbal, Panama

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 54.1 km depth.

Depth54.1 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 W of Cristóbal, Panama?

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9.355000, -79.941000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c4rd
Coordinates
9.355, -79.941
Network
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Significance
449