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USGS usp000aemj

8 May 2001, 19:15

15 km W of Sesori, El Salvador

A magnitude 5 mb 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 15 km W of Sesori, El Salvador?

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13.712000, -88.507000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000aemj
Coordinates
13.712, -88.507
Network
us
Significance
385