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USGS us6000g9d3

6 Dec 2021, 00:20

12 km W of El Coyul, Mexico

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 13.4 km depth.

Depth13.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km W of El Coyul, Mexico?

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15.928400, -95.923000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000g9d3
Coordinates
15.9284, -95.923
Network
us
Significance
400