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USGS usp000h5se

6 Jan 2010, 00:28

8 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 67.8 km depth.

Depth67.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala?

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14.221000, -91.875000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h5se
Coordinates
14.221, -91.875
Network
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Significance
421