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Historic Earthquake
1902 Mexico Earthquake
12 December 1902 · Baja California · Mexico
On 12 December 1902 at 23:10 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mexico (Baja California), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 52 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental transform fault).
- Date
- 12 December 1902
- Time
- 23:10 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- San Borja Volcanic Field (61 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1907Gulf of California · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth