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USGS usp000ckjv

6 Feb 2004, 19:11

48 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 28.1 km depth.

Depth28.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 48 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico?

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18.229000, -102.770000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ckjv
Coordinates
18.229, -102.77
Network
us
Significance
400