Earthquake details

Thursday, February 22, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, February 22, 1979 at 09:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maravatío de Ocampo (Mexico - MX), about 20.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -100.268 and latitude 19.980.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 51.0 km
Coordinates 19.980, -100.268
UTC time 1979-02-22 09:16:37.000
Location Maravatío de Ocampo
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-02-22

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