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USGS iscgem913321

19 Oct 1918, 03:23

10 km WNW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador

A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km WNW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador?

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13.867000, -90.111000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem913321
Coordinates
13.867, -90.111
Network
iscgem
Significance
630