Earthquake — California: Imperial Valley; Mexico: Mexicali

When

15 Oct 1979

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.9

Where

Usa

Coordinates

32.63° N, 115.32° W

Injuries

91

Damage musd

30

Houses destroyed

2

Intensity mmi

9

Depth km

10

Earthquake

The 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake occurred at 16:16 Pacific Daylight Time on 15 October just south of the Mexico–United States border. It affected Imperial Valley in Southern California and Mexicali Valley in northern Baja California. The earthquake had a relatively shallow hypocenter and caused property damage in the United States estimated at US$30 million.

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