QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem887179
USGS iscgem887179
12 Sept 1957, 01:28
north of Honduras
A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 21 km depth.
Published location
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16.989000, -85.682000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem887179
Coordinates
16.989, -85.682
Network
iscgem
Significance
565