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Historic Earthquake
1981 Playa Azul Earthquake
25 October 1981 · Michoacan, Lazaro Cardenas · Mexico
On 25 October 1981 at 03:22 UTC, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Mexico (Michoacan, Lazaro Cardenas), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 93 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 3 people and injured 28.
- Date
- 25 October 1981
- Time
- 03:22 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.3
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 28
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.1 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
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
- 1909Acapulco · M 7.8
- 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