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USGS iscgem904696

14 Dec 1935, 22:05

4 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 7.3 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated9 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico?

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14.688000, -92.438000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem904696
Coordinates
14.688, -92.438
Network
iscgem
Significance
822