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USGS usp0009thq

27 May 2000, 08:35

50 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 64.7 km depth.

Depth64.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 50 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua?

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11.727000, -86.976000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009thq
Coordinates
11.727, -86.976
Network
us
Significance
416