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USGS usp000619m

30 Sept 1993, 19:27

90 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico

A magnitude 6.5 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 90 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico?

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15.417000, -94.698000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000619m
Coordinates
15.417, -94.698
Network
us
Significance
650