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Historic Earthquake
1931 Oaxaca Earthquake
15 January 1931 · Oaxaca · Mexico
On 15 January 1931 at 01:50 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Mexico (Oaxaca), at a depth of 50 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 83 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 15 January 1931
- Time
- 01:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 50 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
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
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.74 deaths
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.7
- 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