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USGS usp000e5ky

5 Dec 2005, 21:40

18 km S of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 58 km depth.

Depth58 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km S of Ocós, Guatemala?

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14.347000, -92.181000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e5ky
Coordinates
14.347, -92.181
Network
us
Significance
400