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USGS usp000cgt8

1 Jan 2004, 23:31

6 km SW of Petatlán, Mexico

A magnitude 6.1 mwc earthquake at 29.4 km depth.

Depth29.4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km SW of Petatlán, Mexico?

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17.488000, -101.303000

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M 6.07

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M 6.13

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cgt8
Coordinates
17.488, -101.303
Network
us
Significance
572