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USGS usp000jg6k

13 Mar 2012, 23:06

42 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico

A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 49 km depth.

Depth49 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 42 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico?

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14.959000, -93.026000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jg6k
Coordinates
14.959, -93.026
Network
us
Significance
487