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USGS usp000h1b2

8 Sept 2009, 06:14

5 km SSE of San Lorenzo, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 99.7 km depth.

Depth99.7 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km SSE of San Lorenzo, Mexico?

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17.544000, -95.753000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h1b2
Coordinates
17.544, -95.753
Network
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Significance
415