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Historic Earthquake
1911 Guerrero Earthquake
16 December 1911 · Near Coast of Guerrero · Mexico
On 16 December 1911 at 19:14 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Mexico (Near Coast of Guerrero), at a depth of 50 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 44 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 16 December 1911
- Time
- 19:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 50 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IV (Mercalli)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1985Sw Coast, Mexico City · M 7.6
- 19851985 Mexico City Earthquake · M 8.19,500 deaths
- 19791979 Petatlán Earthquake · M 7.65 deaths
- 19571957 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.965 deaths
- 19111911 Michoacán 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