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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000e8gx
USGS usp000e8gx

20 Jan 2006, 01:38

off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 38.2 km depth.

Depth38.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico?

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18.714000, -107.163000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000e8gx
Coordinates
18.714, -107.163
Network
us
Significance
400