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USGS iscgem906564

15 Jan 1931, 01:50

5 km SSW of San Miguel Suchixtepec, Mexico

A magnitude 7.6 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SSW of San Miguel Suchixtepec, Mexico?

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16.049000, -96.486000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem906564
Coordinates
16.049, -96.486
Network
iscgem
Significance
889