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USGS usp000a1zf

17 Oct 2000, 21:00

4 km ENE of Nuevo Amatenango, Mexico

A magnitude 5.8 mwc earthquake at 180.5 km depth.

Depth180.5 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 ENE of Nuevo Amatenango, Mexico?

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15.521000, -92.071000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000a1zf
Coordinates
15.521, -92.071
Network
us
Significance
518