Earthquake details

Sunday, January 8, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Sunday, January 8, 1956 at 07:11 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Acapulco de Juárez (Mexico - MX), about 58.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -99.362 and latitude 16.802.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 16.802, -99.362
UTC time 1956-01-08 07:11:30.990
Location Acapulco de Juárez
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-01-08

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