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USGS usp000jpm2

29 Jul 2012, 13:22

36 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 18 km depth.

Depth18 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 36 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala?

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14.191000, -92.294000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

usp000jpm2

Coordinates

14.191, -92.294

Network

us

Significance

540