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Historic Earthquake
1980 Oaxaca Earthquake
24 October 1980 · S, Huajapan de Leon · Mexico
On 24 October 1980 at 14:53 UTC, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Mexico (S, Huajapan de Leon), at a depth of 72 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 269 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 300 people.
- Date
- 24 October 1980
- Time
- 14:53 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- Depth
- 72 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 300
- Estimated Damage
- 5 million US dollars
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Popocatépetl (99 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19571957 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.965 deaths
- 19311931 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.74 deaths
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 1920Veracruz, Cozautlan · M 7.8648 deaths
- 1909Acapulco · M 7.8
- 1908Guerrero · M 8.1
- 19071907 Guerrero Earthquake · M 8.38 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth