Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 1, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Wednesday, May 1, 1918 at 04:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Calexico (Mexico - MX), about 2.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.500 and latitude 32.700.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 0.0 km
Coordinates 32.700, -115.500
UTC time 1918-05-01 04:32:00.000
Location Mexicali
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1918-05-01

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