Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 9, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, April 9, 1968 at 03:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is El Centro (Mexico - MX), about 55.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -116.150 and latitude 32.875.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 6.0 km
Coordinates 32.875, -116.150
UTC time 1968-04-09 03:03:50.910
Location Tijuana
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-04-09

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