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USGS usp000gyyq
5 Jul 2009, 11:35
48 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 62.1 km depth.
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12.850000, -88.497000
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Event ID
usp000gyyq
Coordinates
12.85, -88.497
Network
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Significance
391