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USGS usp000gnsv

15 Nov 2008, 23:03

33 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 48 km depth.

Depth48 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km SW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador?

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13.050000, -88.750000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gnsv
Coordinates
13.05, -88.75
Network
us
Significance
541