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USGS usp000gb74

3 Jul 2008, 07:34

80 km E of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 33.9 km depth.

Depth33.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 80 km E of Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago?

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10.281000, -60.442000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 5.8

7 km WSW of Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago

M 5.9

24 km SW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

M 6

36 km N of Güiria, Venezuela

M 6.1

57 km ENE of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

M 6.1

23 km N of Paradise, Trinidad and Tobago

M 6.1

33 km NW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gb74
Coordinates
10.281, -60.442
Network
us
Significance
518