Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, January 3, 1952 at 10:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tlapa de Comonfort (Mexico - MX), about 64.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -98.591 and latitude 16.970.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 16.970, -98.591
UTC time 1952-01-03 10:05:19.470
Location Tlapa de Comonfort
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1952-01-03

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