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USGS usb000j28u

13 Aug 2013, 17:50

4 km SSW of Ometepec, Mexico

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 31.5 km depth.

Depth31.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km SSW of Ometepec, Mexico?

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16.653900, -98.422400

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000j28u
Coordinates
16.6539, -98.4224
Network
us
Significance
445