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Historic Earthquake
1908 Mexico Earthquake
26 March 1908 · Guerrero · Mexico
On 26 March 1908 at 23:03 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Mexico (Guerrero), at a depth of 80 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 208 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It is the 72nd most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 26 March 1908
- Time
- 23:03 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 80 km
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Popocatépetl (121 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
- 1920Veracruz, Cozautlan · M 7.8648 deaths
- 19111911 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1909Acapulco · M 7.8
- 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