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USGS usc000hsp7

17 Jun 2013, 16:12

54 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 54 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua?

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11.841000, -87.007000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000hsp7
Coordinates
11.841, -87.007
Network
us
Significance
386