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USGS us2000alvq

13 Sept 2017, 22:30

55 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 13.3 km depth.

Depth13.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 55 km SSE of El Carrizal, Mexico?

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15.609600, -95.173000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000alvq
Coordinates
15.6096, -95.173
Network
us
Significance
400