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USGS iscgem887794

8 Jan 1956, 07:11

2 km E of San Marcos, Mexico

A magnitude 6.2 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth

Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning

Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km E of San Marcos, Mexico?

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16.802000, -99.362000

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Catalog fields and provenance

Event ID

iscgem887794

Coordinates

16.802, -99.362

Network

iscgem

Significance

582