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USGS usp000axex

30 Jan 2002, 08:42

5 km SSW of Tuxtilla, Mexico

A magnitude 5.9 mwc earthquake at 108.9 km depth.

Depth108.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SSW of Tuxtilla, Mexico?

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18.194000, -95.908000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000axex
Coordinates
18.194, -95.908
Network
us
Significance
536