Earthquake details

Friday, August 30, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Friday, August 30, 2002 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Acapulco de Juárez (Mexico - MX), about 111.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -100.944 and latitude 16.689.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 16.1 km
Coordinates 16.689, -100.944
UTC time 2002-08-30 21:11:43.600
Location Acapulco de Juárez
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-30

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