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USGS usp000dr58

19 May 2005, 08:10

3 km S of Génova, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 74.7 km depth.

Depth74.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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14.591000, -91.839000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dr58
Coordinates
14.591, -91.839
Network
us
Significance
432