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USGS usp000gyxm

4 Jul 2009, 07:49

4 km NNW of El Porvenir, Panama

A magnitude 6.1 mwc earthquake at 38 km depth.

Depth38 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 El Porvenir, Panama?

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9.590000, -78.966000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gyxm
Coordinates
9.59, -78.966
Network
us
Significance
1292