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USGS us2000apx5

18 Sept 2017, 15:19

108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 108 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico?

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15.257700, -94.566600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000apx5
Coordinates
15.2577, -94.5666
Network
us
Significance
484