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USGS iscgemsup891181

21 Oct 1954, 06:51

7 km S of Guazacapán, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 66 km depth.

Depth66 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km S of Guazacapán, Guatemala?

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14.006000, -90.403000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

4 km WSW of La Alianza, Honduras

1 km N of Misija, Mexico

20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

30 km NNW of Baja Mar, Honduras

11 km WSW of Sensuntepeque, El Salvador

28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgemsup891181

Coordinates

14.006, -90.403

Network

iscgemsup

Significance

571