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USGS us60007f5m

24 Jan 2020, 21:59

45 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.

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

Published location

Where is 45 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua?

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11.385600, -86.589800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us60007f5m
Coordinates
11.3856, -86.5898
Network
us
Significance
434