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Historic Earthquake
1937 Mexico Earthquake
26 July 1937 · Central, Puebla · Mexico
On 26 July 1937 at 03:47 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Mexico (Central, Puebla), at a depth of 35 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 354 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 34 people.
- Date
- 26 July 1937
- Time
- 03:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 35 km
- Deaths
- 34
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- San Martin (72 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth