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USGS usb000l8na

1 Dec 2013, 03:20

40 km SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 40 km SSW of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Mexico?

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17.295000, -101.668000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000l8na
Coordinates
17.295, -101.668
Network
us
Significance
402