Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 1, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Wednesday, January 1, 1975 at 22:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Retalhuleu (Mexico - MX), about 50.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -91.883 and latitude 14.133.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 80.0 km
Coordinates 14.133, -91.883
UTC time 1975-01-01 22:52:36.400
Location Tapachula
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-01

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