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USGS usp000hyqk

27 Mar 2011, 07:20

22 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico

A magnitude 5.6 mww earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 July 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 22 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico?

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14.374000, -92.347000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000hyqk
Coordinates
14.374, -92.347
Network
us
Significance
496