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USGS us200063cy

10 Jun 2016, 04:25

Nicaragua

A magnitude 6.1 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 Nicaragua?

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12.831800, -86.963300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200063cy
Coordinates
12.8318, -86.9633
Network
us
Significance
729