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USGS usp000dncw

15 Apr 2005, 04:33

27 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 60.5 km depth.

Depth60.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 27 km SE of Champerico, Guatemala?

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14.116000, -91.740000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dncw
Coordinates
14.116, -91.74
Network
us
Significance
400