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USGS usp000epv9

30 Jul 2006, 02:20

76 km E of Mulegé, Mexico

A magnitude 5.9 mwb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km E of Mulegé, Mexico?

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26.864000, -111.209000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000epv9
Coordinates
26.864, -111.209
Network
us
Significance
542