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USGS usp000b6gy

19 Jun 2002, 22:50

2 km W of San Andrés Huaxpaltepec, Mexico

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km W of San Andrés Huaxpaltepec, Mexico?

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16.325000, -97.941000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000b6gy
Coordinates
16.325, -97.941
Network
us
Significance
432