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USGS usp000eqqe

11 Aug 2006, 15:30

10 km NW of Zirándaro de los Chávez, Mexico

A magnitude 6.1 mwb earthquake at 56 km depth.

Depth56 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 10 km NW of Zirándaro de los Chávez, Mexico?

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18.541000, -101.048000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000eqqe
Coordinates
18.541, -101.048
Network
us
Significance
629