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USGS usp000gwxr

8 May 2009, 09:33

4 km NNW of Río Sereno, Panama

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 31.1 km depth.

Depth31.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km NNW of Río Sereno, Panama?

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8.856000, -82.867000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gwxr
Coordinates
8.856, -82.867
Network
us
Significance
409