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USGS usp000d9un

2 Dec 2004, 19:16

7 km WSW of Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 49 km depth.

Depth49 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km WSW of Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago?

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10.490000, -61.480000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.8

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M 6.1

57 km ENE of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

M 6.1

23 km N of Paradise, Trinidad and Tobago

M 6.1

33 km NW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000d9un
Coordinates
10.49, -61.48
Network
us
Significance
528