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M 5.6magnitude, 35 km deep, 20 felt reports

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M 5.6 earthquake, 43 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala

Browse briefThe strongest of 15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more that USGS recorded in the past 24 hours.usgs.gov

Why this: The strongest earthquake recorded anywhere in the last 24 hours, by magnitude
Occurred: 10 Nov 14:54 UTC · 20 h ago
Source: USGS
Kind: OBSERVED

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