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Historic Earthquake
1928 Mexico Earthquake
16 April 1928 · Oaxaca · Mexico
On 16 April 1928 at 21:26 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mexico (Oaxaca). It occurred on the North American Plate, 266 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 16 April 1928
- Time
- 21:26 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Pico de Orizaba (143 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1978Oaxaca · M 7.79 deaths
- 19651965 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.86 deaths
- 19571957 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.965 deaths
- 19311931 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.74 deaths
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.7
- 1920Veracruz, Cozautlan · M 7.8648 deaths
- 1908Guerrero · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth