Earthquake details

Thursday, April 21, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit east central Pacific Ocean on Thursday, April 21, 1960 at 02:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Acapulco de Juárez, about 2428.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -109.592 and latitude -2.763.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -2.763, -109.592
UTC time 1960-04-21 02:16:35.050
Location east central Pacific Ocean
Country east central Pacific Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-04-21

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