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USGS us20007zg3

9 Dec 2016, 10:06

139 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador

A magnitude 5 mwr earthquake at 35.7 km depth.

Depth35.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 139 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador?

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12.035000, -88.744400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us20007zg3
Coordinates
12.035, -88.7444
Network
us
Significance
385