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USGS usp000jsqj

22 Sept 2012, 13:29

6 km SSW of El Ciruelo, Mexico

A magnitude 5.4 mb earthquake at 6.4 km depth.

Depth6.4 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 SSW of El Ciruelo, Mexico?

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16.262000, -98.281000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jsqj
Coordinates
16.262, -98.281
Network
us
Significance
472