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USGS usp0009r5m

11 Apr 2000, 19:35

18 km W of Arteaga, Mexico

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 78.5 km depth.

Depth78.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 18 km W of Arteaga, Mexico?

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18.346000, -102.470000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009r5m
Coordinates
18.346, -102.47
Network
us
Significance
416