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USGS usp00063mg

13 Nov 1993, 00:16

18 km SW of Montecillos, Mexico

A magnitude 6 mwb earthquake at 19.6 km depth.

Depth19.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated28 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km SW of Montecillos, Mexico?

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16.288000, -98.638000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00063mg
Coordinates
16.288, -98.638
Network
us
Significance
554