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USGS usp0007v87

31 Dec 1996, 12:41

4 km SW of El Ramal (Porvenir), Mexico

A magnitude 6.4 mwc earthquake at 99.5 km depth.

Depth99.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 4 km SW of El Ramal (Porvenir), Mexico?

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15.830000, -92.971000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007v87
Coordinates
15.83, -92.971
Network
us
Significance
630