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USGS usp000dpzp

5 May 2005, 20:12

256 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 6.5 mwc earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 256 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama?

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5.710000, -82.845000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dpzp
Coordinates
5.71, -82.845
Network
us
Significance
650