Earthquake details

Monday, August 18, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Monday, August 18, 1969 at 01:39 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Guasave (Mexico - MX), about 100.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -109.117 and latitude 24.881.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 24.881, -109.117
UTC time 1969-08-18 01:39:25.010
Location Culiacán
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-08-18

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