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USGS us10001pbh

20 Mar 2015, 22:30

3 km SSE of Xicotlán, Mexico

A magnitude 5.4 mwb earthquake at 52 km depth.

Depth52 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km SSE of Xicotlán, Mexico?

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18.032500, -98.513500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10001pbh
Coordinates
18.0325, -98.5135
Network
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Significance
496