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USGS us70006ng5

19 Dec 2019, 12:35

42 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 21 km depth.

Depth21 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala?

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13.735400, -91.225500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70006ng5
Coordinates
13.7354, -91.2255
Network
us
Significance
556