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USGS usp000hn55

16 Oct 2010, 00:41

15 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 59.2 km depth.

Depth59.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km SSW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala?

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14.079000, -91.370000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hn55
Coordinates
14.079, -91.37
Network
us
Significance
413