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USGS usc000hrnr

15 Jun 2013, 18:34

44 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua

A magnitude 6.5 mww earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua?

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11.763000, -86.926000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000hrnr
Coordinates
11.763, -86.926
Network
us
Significance
679