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USGS us10008vh6

26 May 2017, 16:23

97 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 97 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador?

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12.778000, -90.179100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10008vh6
Coordinates
12.778, -90.1791
Network
us
Significance
433