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USGS usc000tes3

12 Jan 2015, 07:57

18 km W of El Palmarcito, Mexico

A magnitude 5.5 mww earthquake at 75 km depth.

Depth75 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km W of El Palmarcito, Mexico?

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15.476700, -93.380800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usc000tes3
Coordinates
15.4767, -93.3808
Network
us
Significance
470