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USGS usp000a9jv

13 Feb 2001, 14:22

5 km S of Cojutepeque, El Salvador

A magnitude 6.6 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km S of Cojutepeque, El Salvador?

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13.671000, -88.938000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a9jv
Coordinates
13.671, -88.938
Network
us
Significance
670