M6.1 earthquake near Santa Isabel, Baja California
36448 d ago · 1 Jan 1927, 09:13 UTC 49 km SSE of Rumorosa, Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Rumorosa, Mexico on 1 Jan 1927, 09:13 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 Santa Isabel, about 56 km away in Baja California, Mexico.
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