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USGS usp0003380

12 Mar 1987, 12:18

68 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 40 km depth.

Depth40 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated27 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 68 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico?

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15.610000, -94.597000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003380
Coordinates
15.61, -94.597
Network
us
Significance
572