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USGS us70009adl

5 May 2020, 13:02

78 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 78 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala?

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13.278400, -91.118200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us70009adl
Coordinates
13.2784, -91.1182
Network
us
Significance
466