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USGS usp000h9rz

20 Mar 2010, 21:33

15 km S of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 63.3 km depth.

Depth63.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km S of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico?

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19.872000, -105.465000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000h9rz
Coordinates
19.872, -105.465
Network
us
Significance
495