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Historic Earthquake
1934 Mexico Earthquake
31 December 1934 · Baja, Imperial Valley · Mexico
On 31 December 1934, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico (Baja, Imperial Valley). It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 70 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental rift).
- Date
- 31 December 1934
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Salton Buttes (156 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2010Baja California · M 7.22 deaths
- 19921992 Landers Earthquake · M 7.63 deaths
- 19401940 El Centro Earthquake · M 7.29 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth