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USGS us1000bu4s

21 Dec 2017, 03:23

16 km SW of Corralero, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 14.2 km depth.

Depth14.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 16 km SW of Corralero, Mexico?

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16.139200, -98.299700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000bu4s
Coordinates
16.1392, -98.2997
Network
us
Significance
409