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USGS usp00095qj

3 Apr 1999, 11:10

13 km S of Amapala, Honduras

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 38.4 km depth.

Depth38.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 13 km S of Amapala, Honduras?

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13.173000, -87.634000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00095qj
Coordinates
13.173, -87.634
Network
us
Significance
554