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USGS iscgem886928

28 Jul 1957, 09:40

8 km ENE of Apantla, Mexico

A magnitude 7.6 mw earthquake at 37.8 km depth.

Depth37.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km ENE of Apantla, Mexico?

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17.055000, -99.092000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem886928
Coordinates
17.055, -99.092
Network
iscgem
Significance
889