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USGS us7000fbll

15 Sept 2021, 23:31

4 km ENE of La Esperanza, Mexico

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 95.6 km depth.

Depth95.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated23 November 2021Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km ENE of La Esperanza, Mexico?

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15.470100, -93.128100

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000fbll
Coordinates
15.4701, -93.1281
Network
us
Significance
385