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USGS usp000jhut

13 Apr 2012, 11:10

5 km E of Corralero, Mexico

A magnitude 5.2 mwc earthquake at 15.1 km depth.

Depth15.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

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16.236000, -98.138000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jhut
Coordinates
16.236, -98.138
Network
us
Significance
437