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USGS usp000ju9c

21 Oct 2012, 21:28

75 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador

A magnitude 5.4 mwb earthquake at 36 km depth.

Depth36 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador?

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12.562000, -88.337000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ju9c
Coordinates
12.562, -88.337
Network
us
Significance
453