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Historic Earthquake
1902 Mexico Earthquake
16 January 1902 · Guerrero · Mexico
On 16 January 1902 at 23:19 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Mexico (Guerrero). It occurred on the North American Plate, 147 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 2 people and injured 2.
- Date
- 16 January 1902
- Time
- 23:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 2
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Nevado de Toluca (166 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1985Sw Coast, Mexico City · M 7.6
- 19791979 Petatlán Earthquake · M 7.65 deaths
- 19571957 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.965 deaths
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 19111911 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1909Acapulco · M 7.8
- 1908Guerrero · M 8.1
- 19071907 Guerrero Earthquake · M 8.38 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth