M6.0 earthquake near San Felipe, Baja California
21028 d ago · 21 Mar 1969, 04:56 UTC 47 km ENE of San Felipe, Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of San Felipe, Mexico on 21 Mar 1969, 04:56 UTC at a depth of 10 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 47 km away in Baja California, Mexico.
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