Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Baja California-Sonora Border Region, Mexico, on Friday, 21 March 1969 at 04:56 (GMT)
Strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.296°N / 114.417°W
(Mexico)Nearest volcano: Pinacate (102 km / 63 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
44 km (27 mi) S of Golfo de Santa Clara (Sonora) (pop: 3,970)
50 km (31 mi) NE of San Felipe (San Felípe, Baja California) (pop: 15,400)
84 km (52 mi) W of Puerto Peñasco (Sonora) (pop: 33,900)
97 km (60 mi) SE of Ejido Doctor Alberto Oviedo Mota (El Indiviso) (El Indiviso, Baja California) (pop: 1,010)
133 km (83 mi) SSE of San Luis Rio Colorado (Sonora) (pop: 158,100)
217 km (135 mi) ESE of Ensenada (Baja California) (pop: 279,800)
279 km (173 mi) ESE of Tijuana (Baja California) (pop: 1,301,000)
2022 km (1256 mi) NW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.0 | 10 km | Baja California-Sonora border region, Mexico | USGS |
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