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Magnitude 4.7 SOUTH OF PANAMA

Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 17:04:55 UTC

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Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time
  • Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 17:04:55 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 11:04:55 AM local time at epicenter

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    Location 3.88N 82.50W
    Depth 10 kilometers
    Region SOUTH OF PANAMA
    Distances 445 km (280 miles) NW of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
    470 km (290 miles) WNW of Tumaco, Colombia
    500 km (310 miles) SSW of Santiago, Panama
    635 km (395 miles) NW of QUITO, Ecuador
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 7.8 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=89, Nph=89, Dmin=604.5 km, Rmss=1.01 sec, Erho=7.8 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=78.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usfpbl

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