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USGS us6000nib4

6 Aug 2024, 08:18

23 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 59.4 km depth.

Depth59.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 23 km S of Acajutla, El Salvador?

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13.385200, -89.813400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000nib4
Coordinates
13.3852, -89.8134
Network
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Significance
386