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USGS usp000c5vz

25 Aug 2003, 07:28

5 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala

A magnitude 6 mwc earthquake at 100 km depth.

Depth100 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala?

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14.034000, -91.069000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000c5vz
Coordinates
14.034, -91.069
Network
us
Significance
554