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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp00081jx
USGS usp00081jx

1 May 1997, 12:37

228 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico

A magnitude 6.9 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 228 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico?

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18.993000, -107.350000

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M 6.81

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00081jx
Coordinates
18.993, -107.35
Network
us
Significance
732