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M6.5 earthquake near San Felipe, Baja California

Name: M6.5 earthquake near San Felipe, Baja California
Start: 1956-02-15T01:20:35.27+00:00
Location: 120km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

25812 d ago · 15 Feb 1956, 01:20 UTC 120km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 120km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX on 15 Feb 1956, 01:20 UTC at a depth of 6 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is San Felipe, about 63 km away in Baja California, Mexico.

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