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USGS usp000ab14

6 Mar 2001, 21:57

7 km E of Las Compuertas, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 January 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km E of Las Compuertas, Mexico?

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17.187000, -99.942000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ab14
Coordinates
17.187, -99.942
Network
us
Significance
400