Earthquake details

Thursday, August 27, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, August 27, 1970 at 19:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salina Cruz (Mexico - MX), about 109.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -95.780 and latitude 15.366.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 15.366, -95.780
UTC time 1970-08-27 19:44:40.820
Location Salina Cruz
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-08-27

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