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USGS us20005azr
19 Mar 2016, 10:24
158 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.
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11.867600, -88.767700
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Event ID
us20005azr
Coordinates
11.8676, -88.7677
Network
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Significance
483