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USGS usb000qxx2

21 May 2014, 11:06

2 km SSW of Palomares, Mexico

A magnitude 5.8 mww earthquake at 120.3 km depth.

Depth120.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated6 August 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km SSW of Palomares, Mexico?

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17.121000, -95.072900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000qxx2
Coordinates
17.121, -95.0729
Network
us
Significance
536