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USGS usd0003cqx

11 Apr 2014, 00:27

16 km SW of Valle San Francisco, Nicaragua

A magnitude 6.1 mww earthquake at 13 km depth.

Depth13 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated6 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km SW of Valle San Francisco, Nicaragua?

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12.402900, -86.378300

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usd0003cqx

Coordinates

12.4029, -86.3783

Network

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Significance

578