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USGS usp000jghj

20 Mar 2012, 18:02

6 km E of Santiago Llano Grande, Mexico

A magnitude 7.4 mww earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 6 km E of Santiago Llano Grande, Mexico?

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16.493000, -98.231000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jghj
Coordinates
16.493, -98.231
Network
us
Significance
1752