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USGS iscgem906116

24 Apr 1932, 07:10

12 km WNW of Ciudad Constitución, Mexico

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.

Depth15 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km WNW of Ciudad Constitución, Mexico?

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25.082000, -111.774000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem906116
Coordinates
25.082, -111.774
Network
iscgem
Significance
569