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USGS usp000gxkj

28 May 2009, 09:24

46 km NW of Guanaja, Honduras

A magnitude 7.3 mwc earthquake at 19 km depth.

Depth19 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 July 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km NW of Guanaja, Honduras?

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16.731000, -86.217000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 7.2

7 km SW of El Viejo, Nicaragua

M 7.5

203 km NNE of Barra Patuca, Honduras

M 6.98

15 km NNE of Telica, Nicaragua

M 6.83

140 km N of Barra Patuca, Honduras

M 6.5

4 km S of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua

M 6.24

24 km N of Telica, Nicaragua

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gxkj
Coordinates
16.731, -86.217
Network
us
Significance
1560