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USGS usp000bg97

4 Nov 2002, 10:00

12 km S of Los Achotes, Mexico

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 November 2014Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 12 km S of Los Achotes, Mexico?

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17.490000, -101.432000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bg97
Coordinates
17.49, -101.432
Network
us
Significance
416