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USGS iscgem17291870

19 May 1962, 15:58

1 km SW of San Isidro Gallinero (El Gallinero), Mexico

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 1 km SW of San Isidro Gallinero (El Gallinero), Mexico?

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16.872000, -99.726000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem17291870
Coordinates
16.872, -99.726
Network
iscgem
Significance
711