Earthquake details

Thursday, February 9, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, February 9, 1956 at 18:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ensenada (Mexico - MX), about 79.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.767 and latitude 31.782.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 31.782, -115.767
UTC time 1956-02-09 18:48:44.900
Location Mexicali
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-02-09

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