Earthquake details

Friday, August 12, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit northern East Pacific Rise on Friday, August 12, 1988 at 01:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Acapulco de Juárez, about 1010.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -103.043 and latitude 8.305.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 8.305, -103.043
UTC time 1988-08-12 01:53:07.420
Location northern East Pacific Rise
Country northern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-12

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