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USGS usp000dr45

18 May 2005, 21:30

1 km SSE of San José La Arada, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 42.1 km depth.

Depth42.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 1 km SSE of San José La Arada, Guatemala?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

14.708000, -89.582000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dr45
Coordinates
14.708, -89.582
Network
us
Significance
441