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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000afxz
USGS usp000afxz

2 Jun 2001, 20:36

44 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 62.5 km depth.

Depth62.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador?

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12.793000, -88.094000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000afxz
Coordinates
12.793, -88.094
Network
us
Significance
432