Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 18, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, August 18, 1936 at 07:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manzanillo (Mexico - MX), about 85.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -104.825 and latitude 18.500.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 18.500, -104.825
UTC time 1936-08-18 07:07:15.310
Location Manzanillo
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-08-18

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