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USGS usp000aam7

28 Feb 2001, 18:50

24 km S of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 65.3 km depth.

Depth65.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 September 2020Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km S of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador?

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13.283000, -88.827000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000aam7
Coordinates
13.283, -88.827
Network
us
Significance
572