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USGS usp000jdt7

21 Jan 2012, 18:47

46 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico

A magnitude 6.2 mww earthquake at 45 km depth.

Depth45 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 46 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico?

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14.873000, -93.005000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jdt7
Coordinates
14.873, -93.005
Network
us
Significance
932