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USGS usp0008d16

22 Dec 1997, 10:03

28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.1 mwc earthquake at 59.3 km depth.

Depth59.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala?

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13.742000, -90.316000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0008d16
Coordinates
13.742, -90.316
Network
us
Significance
572