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USGS usp000gwan

18 Apr 2009, 08:06

140 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 140 km SSW of Champerico, Guatemala?

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13.238000, -92.633000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gwan
Coordinates
13.238, -92.633
Network
us
Significance
385