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USGS usp000g44c

17 Apr 2008, 02:53

31 km W of El Palmarcito, Mexico

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 96.1 km depth.

Depth96.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 31 km W of El Palmarcito, Mexico?

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15.459000, -93.501000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000g44c
Coordinates
15.459, -93.501
Network
us
Significance
418