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Historic Earthquake
1907 Mexico Earthquake
16 October 1907 · Gulf of California · Mexico
On 16 October 1907 at 14:57 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Mexico (Gulf of California), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 23 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental transform fault).
- Date
- 16 October 1907
- Time
- 14:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 60 km
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Isla Tortuga (87 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1902Baja California · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth