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Historic Earthquake
1912 Mexico Earthquake
19 November 1912 · Central, Acambay · Mexico
On 19 November 1912 at 13:55 UTC, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Mexico (Central, Acambay). It occurred on the North American Plate, 341 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 202 people.
- Date
- 19 November 1912
- Time
- 13:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.7
- Deaths
- 202
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Jocotitlán (24 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1985Sw Coast, Mexico City · M 7.6
- 19811981 Playa Azul Earthquake · M 7.33 deaths
- 19791979 Petatlán Earthquake · M 7.65 deaths
- 19641964 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.378 deaths
- 1943Guerrero, Paricutin Volcano Forms · M 7.45 deaths
- 19111911 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.6
- 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