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USGS usb000fshy

25 Mar 2013, 23:02

3 km NW of Fraijanes, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 189 km depth.

Depth189 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

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Where is 3 km NW of Fraijanes, Guatemala?

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14.487000, -90.463000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000fshy
Coordinates
14.487, -90.463
Network
us
Significance
601