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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0003fq8
USGS usp0003fq8

6 May 1988, 15:46

2 km WSW of Belén, Nicaragua

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 86.7 km depth.

Depth86.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km WSW of Belén, Nicaragua?

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11.493000, -85.911000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003fq8
Coordinates
11.493, -85.911
Network
us
Significance
670