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USGS us200063d2

10 Jun 2016, 04:28

21 km S of Somotillo, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.2 mb 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 21 km S of Somotillo, Nicaragua?

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12.855500, -86.940100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us200063d2
Coordinates
12.8555, -86.9401
Network
us
Significance
416