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USGS us1000dzap

6 May 2018, 13:37

3 km NE of Intipucá, El Salvador

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km NE of Intipucá, El Salvador?

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13.223600, -88.033800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000dzap
Coordinates
13.2236, -88.0338
Network
us
Significance
421