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USGS usp00006kc

31 May 1974, 15:04

78 km W of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico

A magnitude 6.3 ms earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 78 km W of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico?

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27.226000, -111.238000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00006kc
Coordinates
27.226, -111.238
Network
us
Significance
611