QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usc000the9
USGS usc000the9
20 Jan 2015, 06:59
4 km NNW of San Francisco El Alto, Guatemala
A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 154 km depth.
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14.980100, -91.458800
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Event ID
usc000the9
Coordinates
14.9801, -91.4588
Network
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Significance
465