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USGS usp000jhpj

11 Apr 2012, 23:55

41 km NW of El Habillal, Mexico

A magnitude 6.5 mwb 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 41 km NW of El Habillal, Mexico?

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18.229000, -102.689000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jhpj
Coordinates
18.229, -102.689
Network
us
Significance
1171