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USGS us70006u7m

3 Jan 2020, 15:28

7 km W of Santa Teresa, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 106.9 km depth.

Depth106.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km W of Santa Teresa, Nicaragua?

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11.739200, -86.286200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70006u7m
Coordinates
11.7392, -86.2862
Network
us
Significance
491