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USGS usp000jwxv

14 Dec 2012, 04:04

47 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.2 mwb earthquake at 37.3 km depth.

Depth37.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 47 km SSE of Champerico, Guatemala?

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13.926000, -91.679000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jwxv
Coordinates
13.926, -91.679
Network
us
Significance
416