Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 126km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX (Mexico), on Saturday, 7 December 1940 at 22:17 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 6 km depth
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 6.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.06933°N / 114.85267°W
(Mexico)Nearest volcano: Cerro Leon (96 km / 60 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) ESE of Ejido Plan Nacional Agrario (Mexicali Municipality, Baja California) (pop: 692)
5 km (3 mi) NNW of San Felipe (San Felípe, Baja California) (pop: 15,400)
77 km (48 mi) SSW of Golfo de Santa Clara (Sonora) (pop: 3,970)
128 km (80 mi) WSW of Puerto Peñasco (Sonora) (pop: 33,900)
154 km (96 mi) S of San Luis Rio Colorado (Sonora) (pop: 158,100)
188 km (117 mi) ESE of Ensenada (Baja California) (pop: 279,800)
459 km (285 mi) SE of Los Angeles (USA) (pop: 3,971,900)
2040 km (1268 mi) NW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.1 | 6 km | 126km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX (Mexico) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake 126km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX (Mexico), 7 December 22:17 UTC
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (8 quakes):- 23 Feb 1941 08:12 UTC| M 4.0 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Feb 1941 13:33 UTC| M 4.8 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Jan 1941 10:28 UTC| M 5.2 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 14 Dec 1940 03:19 UTC| M 3.9 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|40 km (25 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 13 Dec 1940 08:02 UTC| M 3.9 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 12 Dec 1940 17:17 UTC| M 3.9 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|25 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Dec 1940 10:19 UTC| M 4.1 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|66 km (41 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 09 Dec 1940 00:34 UTC| M 4.3 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|66 km (41 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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