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Historic Earthquake
1950 Mexico Earthquake
14 December 1950 · Acapulco · Mexico
On 14 December 1950 at 14:15 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Mexico (Acapulco), at a depth of 50 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 107 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 14 December 1950
- Time
- 14:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 50 km
- Maximum Intensity
- V (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19651965 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.86 deaths
- 19571957 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.965 deaths
- 19311931 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 1909Acapulco · M 7.8
- 1908Guerrero · M 8.1
- 19071907 Guerrero Earthquake · M 8.38 deaths
- 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