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Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 38 km southeast of Isla, Veracruz, Mexico, on Tuesday, April 17, 1928 at 03:25 GMT

Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 38 km southeast of Isla, Veracruz, Mexico, on Tuesday, April 17, 1928 at 03:25 GMT Very strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 38 km southeast of Isla, Veracruz, Mexico, on Tuesday, April 17, 1928 at 03:25 GMT

Very strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 35 km depth

Earthquake details

Date & timeApr 17, 1928 03:25:24 UTC
Local time at epicenter
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6.5
Depth35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude17.716°N / 95.386°W (Nuevo Ixcatlán, Veracruz, Mexico)
Antipode17.716°S / 84.614°E
Shaking intensityStrong shaking near epicenter
Felt0 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcanoSan Martin Pajapan (95 km / 59 mi)
Nearby towns and cities18 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 released3.5 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.DepthLocationSource
6.535 kmVeracruz, MexicoUSGS
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