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USGS usp000fxqt

29 Jan 2008, 21:37

61 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 48.3 km depth.

Depth48.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated13 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 61 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

12.804000, -88.829000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fxqt
Coordinates
12.804, -88.829
Network
us
Significance
386