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USGS usp000hbcd

14 Apr 2010, 06:16

7 km ESE of La Unión, Mexico

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 42.6 km depth.

Depth42.6 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated16 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 7 km ESE of La Unión, Mexico?

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17.969000, -101.735000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hbcd
Coordinates
17.969, -101.735
Network
us
Significance
464