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M6.3 earthquake near Manuel Ojinaga, Chihuahua

Name: M6.3 earthquake near Manuel Ojinaga, Chihuahua
Start: 1931-08-16T11:40:26.25+00:00
Location: The 1931 Valentine, Texas Earthquake

34760 d ago · 16 Aug 1931, 11:40 UTC The 1931 Valentine, Texas Earthquake

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck The 1931 Valentine, Texas Earthquake on 16 Aug 1931, 11:40 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 Manuel Ojinaga, about 129 km away in Chihuahua, Mexico.

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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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