Earthquake details

Saturday, May 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Saturday, May 7, 1983 at 07:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Salina Cruz (Mexico - MX), about 3.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -95.221 and latitude 16.151.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 53.1 km
Coordinates 16.151, -95.221
UTC time 1983-05-07 07:00:04.360
Location Salina Cruz
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-07

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