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USGS usp000ej5v

28 May 2006, 15:18

76 km N of Loreto, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km N of Loreto, Mexico?

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26.698000, -111.227000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000ej5v
Coordinates
26.698, -111.227
Network
us
Significance
400