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USGS usp000fyrt

12 Feb 2008, 12:50

9 km SSW of General Pascual Fentes, Mexico

A magnitude 6.5 mwc earthquake at 83 km depth.

Depth83 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 February 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 9 km SSW of General Pascual Fentes, Mexico?

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16.357000, -94.304000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000fyrt
Coordinates
16.357, -94.304
Network
us
Significance
725