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Automated Preliminary Details – subject to review.

Derived from Event Data Source: USGS. See details below
Magnitude 7.3 [subject to review and confirmation]
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• Date-Time: 2014-10-14T03:51:35.950Z UTC
• Earthquake location: 12.576N, 88.047W
• Seismic Region: 6 – Central America
• Seismic Geo Area: 760 – Off Coast Of Central America
• Earthquake depth: 40.0 km
• Distances:
  1. 67km (41mi) WSW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua
  2. 86km (53mi) SSW of La Union, El Salvador
  3. 95km (59mi) W of Corinto, Nicaragua
  4. 95km (59mi) SSE of San Rafael Oriente, El Salvador
  5. 174km (108mi) SE of San Salvador, El Salvador
• Tsunamigenic: YES (Note this does not means there was a tsunami, just that the earthquake has characteristics that could cause a tsunami.)
• Felt reports?: YES
• Status: REVIEWED
• Event ID: usb000slwn

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