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USGS usp000jx14

16 Dec 2012, 10:07

6 km NW of Santo Tomás La Unión, Guatemala

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 115.1 km depth.

Depth115.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km NW of Santo Tomás La Unión, Guatemala?

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14.675000, -91.457000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jx14
Coordinates
14.675, -91.457
Network
us
Significance
419