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USGS usp000g1e5

13 Mar 2008, 23:01

113 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 113 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico?

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14.463000, -93.462000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g1e5
Coordinates
14.463, -93.462
Network
us
Significance
500