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USGS us7000i9hm

20 Sept 2022, 09:17

20 km S of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 November 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 20 km S of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico?

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18.348700, -103.624300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000i9hm
Coordinates
18.3487, -103.6243
Network
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Significance
574