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USGS iscgem902317

2 Jan 1938, 22:27

14 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 14 km S of Santiago Tepextla, Mexico?

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16.207000, -98.469000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem902317
Coordinates
16.207, -98.469
Network
iscgem
Significance
642