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USGS us2000d3km

16 Feb 2018, 23:39

4 km S of Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico

A magnitude 7.2 mww earthquake at 22 km depth.

Depth22 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 October 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km S of Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico?

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16.385500, -97.978700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000d3km
Coordinates
16.3855, -97.9787
Network
us
Significance
1386