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USGS usp000fw3y

6 Jan 2008, 16:55

31 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 65.8 km depth.

Depth65.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km WSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala?

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14.078000, -91.561000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000fw3y

Coordinates

14.078, -91.561

Network

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Significance

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