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Historic Earthquake
1911 Michoacán Earthquake
7 June 1911 · Colima, Jalisco · Mexico
On 7 June 1911 at 11:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Mexico (Colima, Jalisco), at a depth of 30 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 114 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 7 June 1911
- Time
- 11:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 30 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Colima (176 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19951995 Colima-Jalisco Earthquake · M 8.050 deaths
- 19851985 Mexico City Earthquake · M 8.19,500 deaths
- 19411941 Colima Earthquake · M 7.684 deaths
- 1932Central · M 7.775 deaths
- 1932Central, Colima · M 7.8
- 19321932 Jalisco Earthquake · M 8.1400 deaths
- 1921Near Coast of Jalisco · M 7.7
- 19111911 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth