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USGS iscgem901399

3 Jun 1940, 19:05

45 km SSW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico

A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 45 km SSW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico?

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25.378000, -109.492000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem901399
Coordinates
25.378, -109.492
Network
iscgem
Significance
613