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USGS usc000r9g2

31 May 2014, 12:53

250 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 5 km depth.

Depth5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagFlaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 250 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico?

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18.787600, -107.469000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000r9g2
Coordinates
18.7876, -107.469
Network
us
Significance
592