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USGS usp0007vrx

11 Jan 1997, 20:28

46 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico

A magnitude 7.2 mwb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated21 October 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico?

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18.219000, -102.756000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0007vrx
Coordinates
18.219, -102.756
Network
us
Significance
798