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USGS us70003m2q

16 May 2019, 17:22

41 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 72 km depth.

Depth72 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua?

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12.643600, -87.816800

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

us70003m2q

Coordinates

12.6436, -87.8168

Network

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Significance

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