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USGS usp000jghp

20 Mar 2012, 18:22

5 km NNE of Corralero, Mexico

A magnitude 5.3 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 5 km NNE of Corralero, Mexico?

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16.289000, -98.172000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jghp
Coordinates
16.289, -98.172
Network
us
Significance
432