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Strong mag. 5.9 earthquake - 150 km southwest of Huixtla, Chiapas, Mexico, on Saturday, May 2, 1970 at 02:06 GMT

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake 60 km southwest of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Chiapas, Mexico, April 29, 1970 14:01 GMT, which had occurred 3 days earlier.

Strong mag. 5.9 earthquake - 150 km southwest of Huixtla, Chiapas, Mexico, on Saturday, May 2, 1970 at 02:06 GMT

Strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake at 35 km depth

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 2, 1970 02:06:57 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.9
Depth	35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	14.499°N / 93.689°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Antipode	14.499°S / 86.311°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Tacana (184 km / 114 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	118 km (74 mi) SW of La Palma (pop: 678) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 134 km (83 mi) SW of Mapastepec (pop: 17,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 142 km (88 mi) SSW of Pijijiapan (pop: 16,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 150 km (93 mi) WSW of Huixtla (pop: 32,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 160 km (100 mi) WSW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (pop: 202,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 177 km (110 mi) S of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 183 km (114 mi) WSW of Motozintla (pop: 23,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 195 km (121 mi) S of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 198 km (123 mi) SSW of Villaflores (pop: 37,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 797 km (495 mi) SE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	4.5 x 10¹³ joules (12.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10676 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.9	35 km	off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico	USGS

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