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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem909744
USGS iscgem909744

15 Feb 1926, 02:59

128 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador

A magnitude 6.7 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 128 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador?

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12.104000, -88.451000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem909744
Coordinates
12.104, -88.451
Network
iscgem
Significance
691