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USGS iscgem899126

7 Oct 1945, 13:23

121 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 121 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador?

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12.348000, -89.131000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem899126
Coordinates
12.348, -89.131
Network
iscgem
Significance
584