Earthquake details

Monday, October 15, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Monday, October 15, 1979 at 23:16 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mexicali (Mexico - MX), about 10.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.359 and latitude 32.667.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	32.667, -115.359
UTC time	1979-10-15 23:16:53.910

Location	Mexicali
Country	Mexico (MX)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-10-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mexicali	10.0 km
Calexico	13.2 km
Santa Isabel	20.7 km
El Centro	23.6 km
San Luis	57.7 km
San Luis Río Colorado	59.9 km
Yuma	69.1 km
Tecate	119.2 km
Coachella	135.9 km
Indio	141.9 km
La Quinta	141.9 km
Ensenada	146.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Mexicali Mexico · 2026-02-11 08:38 UTC	32.8 km
M 4.1 Mexicali Mexico · 2026-01-15 09:54 UTC	16.3 km
M 4.3 El Centro United States · 2025-07-11 09:55 UTC	60.7 km

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