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USGS iscgem892537

2 Mar 1952, 18:52

36 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 46.9 km depth.

Depth46.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 36 km WSW of Tola, Nicaragua?

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11.303000, -86.239000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem892537

Coordinates

11.303, -86.239

Network

iscgem

Significance

567