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USGS usp000jt7t

29 Sept 2012, 08:11

3 km SSW of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico

A magnitude 5.5 mwb earthquake at 12 km depth.

Depth12 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 June 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 3 km SSW of Santo Domingo Armenta, Mexico?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

16.304000, -98.393000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jt7t
Coordinates
16.304, -98.393
Network
us
Significance
497