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USGS us10005jdq

23 May 2016, 20:20

9 km WSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico

A magnitude 5.4 mww earthquake at 124 km depth.

Depth124 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km WSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico?

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16.706500, -93.898400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10005jdq
Coordinates
16.7065, -93.8984
Network
us
Significance
453