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USGS iscgem16958175

16 Dec 1911, 19:14

25 km S of Tetitlán, Mexico

A magnitude 7.5 mw earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 25 km S of Tetitlán, Mexico?

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16.932000, -100.665000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem16958175
Coordinates
16.932, -100.665
Network
iscgem
Significance
868