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USGS usp000e8rg

23 Jan 2006, 20:50

26 km S of Juradó, Colombia

A magnitude 6.2 mwb earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km S of Juradó, Colombia?

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6.864000, -77.793000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e8rg
Coordinates
6.864, -77.793
Network
us
Significance
595