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USGS usp000hhx2

10 Aug 2010, 21:56

4 km NE of San Francisco la Unión, Guatemala

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 158.6 km depth.

Depth158.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km NE of San Francisco la Unión, Guatemala?

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14.949000, -91.511000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hhx2
Coordinates
14.949, -91.511
Network
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Significance
385