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USGS us6000k9yt

6 May 2023, 05:56

11 km WSW of Nueva América, Mexico

A magnitude 5 mww earthquake at 177.8 km depth.

Depth177.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated15 July 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 11 km WSW of Nueva América, Mexico?

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15.882000, -92.403500

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000k9yt
Coordinates
15.882, -92.4035
Network
us
Significance
385