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USGS usp000etb9

18 Sept 2006, 14:19

44 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 54.2 km depth.

Depth54.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 44 km SW of Nueva Concepción, 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.

13.966000, -91.633000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000etb9
Coordinates
13.966, -91.633
Network
us
Significance
432