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USGS usp000esax

2 Sept 2006, 14:20

4 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 81.3 km depth.

Depth81.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala?

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14.178000, -91.338000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000esax
Coordinates
14.178, -91.338
Network
us
Significance
385