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USGS us6000jpdh

16 Feb 2023, 12:02

near the coast of Guatemala

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 14.9 km depth.

Depth14.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 April 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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13.178000, -91.238200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000jpdh
Coordinates
13.178, -91.2382
Network
us
Significance
400