Earthquake details

Thursday, February 9, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, February 9, 1956 at 14:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ensenada (Mexico - MX), about 35.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.231 and latitude 31.832.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 31.832, -116.231
UTC time 1956-02-09 14:32:41.910
Location Ensenada
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-02-09

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