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USGS us10002y1z

5 Aug 2015, 10:13

11 km ENE of Tonalá, Mexico

A magnitude 5.7 mww earthquake at 100.9 km depth.

Depth100.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated31 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km ENE of Tonalá, Mexico?

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16.140800, -93.664000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10002y1z
Coordinates
16.1408, -93.664
Network
us
Significance
511