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USGS us10005bxb

27 Apr 2016, 13:51

75 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 75 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico?

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14.517800, -93.088200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10005bxb
Coordinates
14.5178, -93.0882
Network
us
Significance
556