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USGS usp0008mt9

10 May 1998, 07:05

28 km S of Iztapa, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.3 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 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 S of Iztapa, Guatemala?

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13.676000, -90.747000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0008mt9
Coordinates
13.676, -90.747
Network
us
Significance
611