Earthquake details

Thursday, December 4, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, December 4, 1975 at 14:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico - MX), about 58.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -94.497 and latitude 16.585.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 89.0 km
Coordinates 16.585, -94.497
UTC time 1975-12-04 14:58:20.200
Location Salina Cruz
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-12-04

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