Earthquake details

Sunday, August 20, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Sunday, August 20, 1989 at 14:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Paz (Mexico - MX), about 103.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -109.295 and latitude 24.234.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 24.234, -109.295
UTC time 1989-08-20 14:36:36.790
Location Los Mochis
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-20

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