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USGS usp00097mc

8 May 1999, 23:12

9 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 39.2 km depth.

Depth39.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala?

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14.214000, -91.945000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

4 km WSW of La Alianza, Honduras

20 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

30 km NNW of Baja Mar, Honduras

11 km WSW of Sensuntepeque, El Salvador

28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala

9 km SSW of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala

Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp00097mc

Coordinates

14.214, -91.945

Network

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Significance

572