Earthquake details

Saturday, January 2, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Saturday, January 2, 1982 at 07:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Acapulco de Juárez (Mexico - MX), about 24.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -100.121 and latitude 16.778.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 19.1 km
Coordinates 16.778, -100.121
UTC time 1982-01-02 07:05:53.410
Location Acapulco de Juárez
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-01-02

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