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USGS usp0007dw5

25 Feb 1996, 09:17

7 km SE of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico

A magnitude 6.2 mwb earthquake at 12.3 km depth.

Depth12.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km SE of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico?

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16.122000, -97.930000

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M 6.15

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M 6.27

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007dw5
Coordinates
16.122, -97.93
Network
us
Significance
591