Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 30, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit east central Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, January 30, 1980 at 00:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lázaro Cárdenas, about 3002.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.996 and latitude -5.327.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -5.327, -115.996
UTC time 1980-01-30 00:31:13.900
Location east central Pacific Ocean
Country east central Pacific Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-30

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