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USGS iscgem777120

22 Jan 1972, 13:08

8 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 60 km depth.

Depth60 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala?

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14.027000, -91.106000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

57 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador

12 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala

7 km S of Santa Bárbara, Guatemala

168 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala

4 km S of Santo Domingo de las Palmas, Mexico

5 km W of Joconal, Honduras

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem777120

Coordinates

14.027, -91.106

Network

iscgem

Significance

565