Earthquake details

Friday, January 17, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit east central Pacific Ocean on Friday, January 17, 1930 at 16:54 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lázaro Cárdenas, about 1283.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -108.250 and latitude 8.041.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.041, -108.250
UTC time 1930-01-17 16:54:13.690
Location east central Pacific Ocean
Country east central Pacific Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1930-01-17

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