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Historic Earthquake
1928 Mexico Earthquake
22 March 1928 · Oaxaca · Mexico
On 22 March 1928 at 04:17 UTC, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Mexico (Oaxaca), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 37 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 22 March 1928
- Time
- 04:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.7
- Depth
- 60 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20172017 Oaxaca and Chiapas Earthquake · M 8.298 deaths
- 1978Oaxaca · M 7.79 deaths
- 19651965 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.86 deaths
- 19311931 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.74 deaths
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 1917Near Oaxaca Coast · M 7.7
- 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