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USGS iscgem889867

28 Aug 1955, 21:13

31 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 44.8 km depth.

Depth44.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala?

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13.671000, -90.940000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

8 km S of San Juan Opico, El Salvador

11 km S of Los Amates, Guatemala

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43 km SSE of Iztapa, Guatemala

19 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico

5 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem889867

Coordinates

13.671, -90.94

Network

iscgem

Significance

693