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USGS us1000e6dc

16 May 2018, 15:20

Guerrero-Michoacan border region, Mexico

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 51 km depth.

Depth51 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Guerrero-Michoacan border region, Mexico?

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18.220800, -100.489600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000e6dc
Coordinates
18.2208, -100.4896
Network
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Significance
406