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Historic Earthquake
1973 Veracruz Earthquake
28 August 1973 · Veracruz, Mexico City · Mexico
On 28 August 1973 at 09:50 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Mexico (Veracruz, Mexico City), at a depth of 84 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 324 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 527 people and injured 4,000.
- Date
- 28 August 1973
- Time
- 09:50 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 84 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 527
- Injuries
- 4,000
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Pico de Orizaba (110 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1978Oaxaca · M 7.79 deaths
- 19651965 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.86 deaths
- 19311931 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.74 deaths
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.7
- 1920Veracruz, Cozautlan · M 7.8648 deaths
- 1908Guerrero · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth