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USGS us20005xzn

26 May 2016, 02:02

5 km SSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 196.7 km depth.

Depth196.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SSW of Moyogalpa, Nicaragua?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

11.497600, -85.723500

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us20005xzn

Coordinates

11.4976, -85.7235

Network

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Significance

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