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USGS usp00049zs

31 May 1990, 08:35

7 km NE of Nuxco, Mexico

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 22.6 km depth.

Depth22.6 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 NE of Nuxco, Mexico?

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17.260000, -100.707000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00049zs
Coordinates
17.26, -100.707
Network
us
Significance
554