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USGS usp0006ax2

10 Apr 1994, 18:36

3 km E of Pajapita, Guatemala

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 100.1 km depth.

Depth100.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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14.720000, -92.004000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0006ax2
Coordinates
14.72, -92.004
Network
us
Significance
554