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USGS iscgem806205

22 Aug 1969, 11:04

49 km WSW of El Pescadero, Mexico

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 49 km WSW of El Pescadero, Mexico?

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23.126000, -110.572000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem806205
Coordinates
23.126, -110.572
Network
iscgem
Significance
556