Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 30, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, May 30, 1978 at 11:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Guasave (Mexico - MX), about 103.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -109.056 and latitude 24.807.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 24.807, -109.056
UTC time 1978-05-30 11:15:41.000
Location Culiacán
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-30

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