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USGS usp000gz4v

11 Jul 2009, 16:34

161 km E of La Playa, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 4 km depth.

Depth4 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated30 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 161 km E of La Playa, Mexico?

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22.191000, -108.295000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gz4v
Coordinates
22.191, -108.295
Network
us
Significance
410