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USGS us2000cjyj
16 Jan 2018, 15:03
63 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 22 km depth.
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10.928300, -86.346900
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Event ID
us2000cjyj
Coordinates
10.9283, -86.3469
Network
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Significance
550