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USGS usp000am7q

11 Aug 2001, 06:50

28 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 28 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala?

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14.076000, -91.778000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000am7q
Coordinates
14.076, -91.778
Network
us
Significance
432