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USGS usb000fi8j

10 Mar 2013, 10:18

123 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 8 km depth.

Depth8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 123 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador?

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12.811000, -90.640000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000fi8j
Coordinates
12.811, -90.64
Network
us
Significance
467