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Historic Earthquake
1962 Mexico Earthquake
11 May 1962 · S · Mexico
On 11 May 1962 at 14:11 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Mexico (S), at a depth of 40 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 103 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 4 people.
- Date
- 11 May 1962
- Time
- 14:11 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 40 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 4
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.8 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19791979 Petatlán Earthquake · M 7.65 deaths
- 19571957 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.965 deaths
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 19111911 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.6
- 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