Earthquake details

Thursday, November 5, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, November 5, 1998 at 14:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is San José del Cabo (Mexico - MX), about 114.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -108.787 and latitude 23.643.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.643, -108.787
UTC time 1998-11-05 14:47:02.870
Location Culiacán
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-11-05

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