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USGS usp000hj4g

14 Aug 2010, 09:40

79 km N of Güiria, Venezuela

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 136.9 km depth.

Depth136.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 79 km N of Güiria, Venezuela?

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11.291000, -62.398000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hj4g
Coordinates
11.291, -62.398
Network
us
Significance
457