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USGS usp000esv9

10 Sept 2006, 15:56

Gulf of America

A magnitude 5.9 mwc earthquake at 14 km depth.

Depth14 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated24 February 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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26.319000, -86.606000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000esv9
Coordinates
26.319, -86.606
Network
us
Significance
1146