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USGS usp000e786

30 Dec 2005, 18:26

76 km S of Boca Chica, Panama

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km S of Boca Chica, Panama?

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7.529000, -82.266000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e786
Coordinates
7.529, -82.266
Network
us
Significance
580