Earthquake details

Sunday, August 21, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Sunday, August 21, 1988 at 11:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is San José del Cabo (Mexico - MX), about 140.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -108.379 and latitude 23.385.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.385, -108.379
UTC time 1988-08-21 11:15:49.510
Location Culiacán
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-21

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