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USGS usp000a7pt
14 Jan 2001, 22:47
43 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 42.6 km depth.
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12.893000, -88.609000
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Event ID
usp000a7pt
Coordinates
12.893, -88.609
Network
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Significance
416