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USGS us100040aj

22 Nov 2015, 08:11

3 km WSW of Santiago Matatlán, Mexico

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 49 km depth.

Depth49 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km WSW of Santiago Matatlán, Mexico?

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16.853200, -96.412000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us100040aj
Coordinates
16.8532, -96.412
Network
us
Significance
389