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USGS us10008k6d
24 Apr 2017, 04:24
76 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 18.9 km depth.
Published location
Where is 76 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua?
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10.870000, -86.453100
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Event ID
us10008k6d
Coordinates
10.87, -86.4531
Network
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Significance
387