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USGS us7000iaj5

23 Sept 2022, 19:25

7 km WSW of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico

A magnitude 5.2 mww earthquake at 41.5 km depth.

Depth41.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km WSW of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico?

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18.502100, -103.650600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000iaj5
Coordinates
18.5021, -103.6506
Network
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Significance
427