Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 18:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mexicali (Mexico - MX), about 30.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.189 and latitude 32.464.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	6.0 km
Coordinates	32.464, -115.189
UTC time	2009-12-30 18:48:57.330

Location	Mexicali
Country	Mexico (MX)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-12-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mexicali	30.9 km
Calexico	37.6 km
San Luis	38.3 km
San Luis Río Colorado	39.2 km
Santa Isabel	40.9 km
El Centro	50.6 km
Yuma	60.4 km
Tecate	135.3 km
Ensenada	148.5 km
Coachella	163.6 km
Indio	169.6 km
La Quinta	169.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Mexicali Mexico · 2026-02-11 08:38 UTC	10.1 km
M 4.1 Mexicali Mexico · 2026-01-15 09:54 UTC	44.0 km
M 4.3 El Centro United States · 2025-07-11 09:55 UTC	88.0 km

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