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USGS usp00073c5

14 Sept 1995, 15:04

5 km N of Azoyú, Mexico

A magnitude 7.4 mwb earthquake at 23 km depth.

Depth23 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km N of Azoyú, Mexico?

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16.779000, -98.597000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00073c5
Coordinates
16.779, -98.597
Network
us
Significance
842