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USGS us10004akg

31 Dec 2015, 10:56

71 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 71 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua?

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11.153500, -86.620500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004akg
Coordinates
11.1535, -86.6205
Network
us
Significance
531