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USGS usp000hv8x

2 Mar 2011, 18:50

20 km NNW of Necoclí, Colombia

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 44.2 km depth.

Depth44.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km NNW of Necoclí, Colombia?

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8.596000, -76.855000

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M 6

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M 5.2

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hv8x
Coordinates
8.596, -76.855
Network
us
Significance
527