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USGS us6000kyty

9 Aug 2023, 10:33

7 km NNE of Tonalá, Mexico

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 103 km depth.

Depth103 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 October 2023Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km NNE of Tonalá, Mexico?

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16.151600, -93.727600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000kyty
Coordinates
16.1516, -93.7276
Network
us
Significance
533