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USGS usb000sa0z

6 Sept 2014, 20:22

217 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 17 km depth.

Depth17 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 217 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico?

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18.752900, -107.048800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000sa0z
Coordinates
18.7529, -107.0488
Network
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Significance
591