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USGS us20005ih9

15 Apr 2016, 15:11

110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 22.4 km depth.

Depth22.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 110 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala?

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13.400800, -92.367000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

4 km WSW of La Alianza, Honduras

20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

30 km NNW of Baja Mar, Honduras

11 km WSW of Sensuntepeque, El Salvador

28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala

9 km SSW of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us20005ih9

Coordinates

13.4008, -92.367

Network

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Significance

575