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USGS usc000tu5z

1 Mar 2015, 08:30

57 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 57 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala?

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13.439200, -90.999200

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usc000tu5z

Coordinates

13.4392, -90.9992

Network

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Significance

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