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USGS us2000aa12

21 Aug 2017, 00:28

32 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 32 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala?

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14.003300, -91.849700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000aa12
Coordinates
14.0033, -91.8497
Network
us
Significance
436