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USGS usp000btm3

27 Mar 2003, 07:44

17 km S of Coahuayutla de Guerrero, Mexico

A magnitude 5.2 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 17 km S of Coahuayutla de Guerrero, Mexico?

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18.161000, -101.763000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000btm3
Coordinates
18.161, -101.763
Network
us
Significance
416