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USGS usp000a01t

11 Sept 2000, 00:56

24 km S of La Conquista, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.4 mwc earthquake at 83.2 km depth.

Depth83.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km S of La Conquista, Nicaragua?

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11.510000, -86.199000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a01t
Coordinates
11.51, -86.199
Network
us
Significance
449