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USGS usp000f6rz

15 Mar 2007, 13:13

5 km SW of Cerro del Aire, Mexico

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 12.7 km depth.

Depth12.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SW of Cerro del Aire, Mexico?

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16.071000, -97.242000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000f6rz
Coordinates
16.071, -97.242
Network
us
Significance
432