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USGS usp000jn9s

27 Jun 2012, 07:30

5 km E of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 132.6 km depth.

Depth132.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km E of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador?

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13.834000, -89.967000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jn9s
Coordinates
13.834, -89.967
Network
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Significance
624