Earthquake details

Thursday, August 9, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mexico on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 02:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cabo San Lucas (Mexico - MX), about 333.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -109.332 and latitude 19.946.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 19.946, -109.332
UTC time 2012-08-09 02:34:41.120
Location San José del Cabo
Country Mexico (MX)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-09

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