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USGS usp000jnwm

12 Jul 2012, 02:43

5 km W of Comalapa, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.2 mwb earthquake at 202.2 km depth.

Depth202.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km W of Comalapa, Guatemala?

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14.750000, -90.938000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jnwm
Coordinates
14.75, -90.938
Network
us
Significance
421