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USGS usp000fzx2

25 Feb 2008, 07:59

39 km E of Lagunillas, Venezuela

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 15.4 km depth.

Depth15.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 39 km E of Lagunillas, Venezuela?

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10.157000, -70.904000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fzx2
Coordinates
10.157, -70.904
Network
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Significance
393