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USGS us2000gfiz

27 Jul 2018, 21:42

57 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 45.1 km depth.

Depth45.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 57 km SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador?

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12.693100, -88.196300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000gfiz
Coordinates
12.6931, -88.1963
Network
us
Significance
437