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USGS usp000gy6p

14 Jun 2009, 15:18

6 km S of San Cristóbal Verapaz, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 42.6 km depth.

Depth42.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km S of San Cristóbal Verapaz, Guatemala?

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15.338000, -90.576000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gy6p
Coordinates
15.338, -90.576
Network
us
Significance
450