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USGS usp0007dv6

25 Feb 1996, 03:08

24 km SSW of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico

A magnitude 7.1 mw earthquake at 21.1 km depth.

Depth21.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 24 km SSW of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico?

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15.978000, -98.070000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007dv6
Coordinates
15.978, -98.07
Network
us
Significance
776