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Magnitude 4.7 SOUTH OF PANAMA

Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 21:20:25 UTC

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Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time
  • Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 21:20:25 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 04:20:25 PM local time at epicenter

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    Location 4.87N 78.67W
    Depth 31 kilometers
    Region SOUTH OF PANAMA
    Distances 210 km (130 miles) WNW of Buenaventura, Colombia
    240 km (150 miles) WSW of Quibdo, Colombia
    285 km (180 miles) WNW of Cali, Colombia
    510 km (315 miles) W of BOGOTA, Colombia
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 19.8 km; depth +/- 8.8 km
    Parameters Nst=17, Nph=17, Dmin=481.1 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Erho=19.8 km, Erzz=8.8 km, Gp=136.0 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usnib9

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