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USGS usp000bxb1

16 May 2003, 10:09

1 km S of Guayameo, Mexico

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 68.3 km depth.

Depth68.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 1 km S of Guayameo, Mexico?

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18.290000, -101.261000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000bxb1
Coordinates
18.29, -101.261
Network
us
Significance
385