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USGS us6000k5fw

19 Apr 2023, 05:55

6 km SSW of Papanoa, Mexico

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 21.1 km depth.

Depth21.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km SSW of Papanoa, Mexico?

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17.274400, -101.062200

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000k5fw
Coordinates
17.2744, -101.0622
Network
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Significance
482