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USGS iscgem900408

7 Aug 1942, 01:37

26 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala

A magnitude 7.7 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 26 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala?

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13.863000, -91.162000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem900408

Coordinates

13.863, -91.162

Network

iscgem

Significance

912