Earthquake details

Thursday, October 22, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, October 22, 1942 at 01:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is El Centro (Mexico - MX), about 52.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.572 and latitude 33.266.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 33.266, -115.572
UTC time 1942-10-22 01:50:37.080
Location Mexicali
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1942-10-22

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