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USGS us7000kgr8

19 Jul 2023, 03:46

41 km S of Chirilagua, El Salvador

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 71.5 km depth.

Depth71.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 September 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 41 km S of Chirilagua, El Salvador?

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12.842000, -88.210800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000kgr8
Coordinates
12.842, -88.2108
Network
us
Significance
390