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USGS usp000barn

27 Aug 2002, 18:08

0 km NNW of San Juan Quiahue, Mexico

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 46.9 km depth.

Depth46.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 0 km NNW of San Juan Quiahue, Mexico?

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16.305000, -97.319000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000barn
Coordinates
16.305, -97.319
Network
us
Significance
385