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USGS usp000jxzy

6 Jan 2013, 18:24

2 km ESE of Matías Romero, Mexico

A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 55 km depth.

Depth55 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated3 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 2 km ESE of Matías Romero, Mexico?

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16.870000, -95.020000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000jxzy
Coordinates
16.87, -95.02
Network
us
Significance
427