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USGS iscgem905298

3 Dec 1934, 02:38

5 km W of San Agustín, Honduras

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km W of San Agustín, Honduras?

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14.810000, -88.988000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem905298
Coordinates
14.81, -88.988
Network
iscgem
Significance
613