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USGS usp000dk80

28 Mar 2005, 14:46

8 km NNE of Telica, Nicaragua

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 169.1 km depth.

Depth169.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km NNE of Telica, Nicaragua?

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12.585000, -86.819000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dk80
Coordinates
12.585, -86.819
Network
us
Significance
400