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USGS usp000e6jd

21 Dec 2005, 14:32

154 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

A magnitude 6 mwb earthquake at 7 km depth.

Depth7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 154 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama?

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6.643000, -82.755000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e6jd
Coordinates
6.643, -82.755
Network
us
Significance
554