Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 29, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Wednesday, April 29, 1970 at 14:01 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tapachula (Mexico - MX), about 61.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -92.612 and latitude 14.472.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 14.472, -92.612
UTC time 1970-04-29 14:01:35.440
Location Tapachula
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1970-04-29

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