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USGS iscgem907897

10 Feb 1929, 15:39

near the coast of Guatemala

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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13.500000, -90.897000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

17 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala

20 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala

10 km SSW of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala

5 km S of Cojutepeque, El Salvador

32 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador

11 km S of Los Amates, Guatemala

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem907897

Coordinates

13.5, -90.897

Network

iscgem

Significance

676