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USGS usp0003udb

25 Apr 1989, 15:29

7 km ESE of San Marcos, Mexico

A magnitude 6.9 mw earthquake at 19.2 km depth.

Depth19.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km ESE of San Marcos, Mexico?

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16.773000, -99.328000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003udb
Coordinates
16.773, -99.328
Network
us
Significance
732