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USGS usp000gp1c

19 Nov 2008, 06:11

11 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama

A magnitude 6.3 mwc earthquake at 32 km depth.

Depth32 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama?

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8.267000, -82.967000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gp1c
Coordinates
8.267, -82.967
Network
us
Significance
708