Earthquake details

Thursday, December 24, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, December 24, 1970 at 08:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tonalá (Mexico - MX), about 23.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -93.625 and latitude 15.920.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 101.6 km
Coordinates 15.920, -93.625
UTC time 1970-12-24 08:00:36.900
Location Tonalá
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-12-24

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