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USGS usp000fsnz

16 Nov 2007, 03:13

30 km E of Macas, Ecuador

A magnitude 6.8 mwc earthquake at 122.9 km depth.

Depth122.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 30 km E of Macas, Ecuador?

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-2.312000, -77.838000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fsnz
Coordinates
-2.312, -77.838
Network
us
Significance
790