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USGS iscgem899032

10 Aug 1945, 12:20

5 km W of Joconal, Honduras

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km W of Joconal, Honduras?

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15.361000, -88.687000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem899032

Coordinates

15.361, -88.687

Network

iscgem

Significance

561