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USGS us2000atwe

24 Sept 2017, 11:06

80 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 47.4 km depth.

Depth47.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 80 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico?

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15.313500, -94.170200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000atwe
Coordinates
15.3135, -94.1702
Network
us
Significance
522