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M 6.5 earthquake — 47 km SW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico

April 5, 1955 · USGS event iscgem889398

Magnitude
6.53 (mw)
Depth
15 km
Location
47 km SW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico
Coordinates
25.471, -109.662

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Other earthquakes in Colorado around this time

M 6.0 · 58 km WSW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, MexicoApril 5, 1955M 5.7 · 50km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXFebruary 1, 1954M 5.2 · 36km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MXFebruary 1, 1954M 5.5 · 15 km E of Colona, ColoradoOctober 11, 1960M 6.0 · 70 km SW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, MexicoSeptember 1, 1948M 4.7 · 15 km ENE of Ridgway, ColoradoFebruary 5, 1962

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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