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Historic Earthquake
1973 Colima Earthquake
30 January 1973 · S, Farias · Mexico
On 30 January 1973 at 21:01 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Mexico (S, Farias), at a depth of 43 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 98 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 56 people and injured 390.
- Date
- 30 January 1973
- Time
- 21:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 43 km
- Deaths
- 56
- Injuries
- 390
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.1 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Colima (132 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19951995 Colima-Jalisco Earthquake · M 8.050 deaths
- 19851985 Mexico City Earthquake · M 8.19,500 deaths
- 1932Central · M 7.775 deaths
- 1932Central, Colima · M 7.8
- 19321932 Jalisco Earthquake · M 8.1400 deaths
- 1921Near Coast of Jalisco · M 7.7
- 19111911 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.6
- 19111911 Michoacán Earthquake · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth