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Historic Earthquake
1909 Mexico Earthquake
30 July 1909 · Acapulco · Mexico
On 30 July 1909 at 10:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mexico (Acapulco). It occurred on the North American Plate, 56 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 30 July 1909
- Time
- 10:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
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
- 19111911 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.6
- 1908Guerrero · M 7.5
- 1908Guerrero · M 8.1
- 19071907 Guerrero Earthquake · M 8.38 deaths
- 1903Off Coast of Guerrero · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth