Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 38 km southeast of Isla, Veracruz, Mexico, on Tuesday, April 17, 1928 at 03:25 GMT
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Very strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 35 km depth
Earthquake details
Date & time | Apr 17, 1928 03:25:24 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 6.5 |
Depth | 35.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 17.716°N / 95.386°W ![]() |
Antipode | 17.716°S / 84.614°E |
Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
Nearest volcano | San Martin Pajapan (95 km / 59 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Abasolo del Valle (pop: 3,690) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) SSE of Isla (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 26,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) WSW of Acayucan (pop: 50,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) WSW of Jaltipan de Morelos (pop: 32,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) SSW of Tuxtla (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 61,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) ESE of Tuxtepec (Oaxaca) (pop: 101,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) WSW of Minatitlan (pop: 112,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 181 km (113 mi) SSE of Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 428,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 258 km (161 mi) SE of Xalapa (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 424,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 438 km (272 mi) ESE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.5 | 35 km | Veracruz, Mexico | USGS |
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