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Historic Earthquake
1982 Mexico Earthquake
28 March 1982 · Chiapas · Mexico
On 28 March 1982 at 04:16 UTC, a magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Mexico (Chiapas), at a depth of 9 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 333 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1,879 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 28 March 1982
- Time
- 04:16 UTC
- Magnitude
- 3.5
- Depth
- 9 km
- Deaths
- 1,879
- Injuries
- 200
- Estimated Damage
- 3 million US dollars
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- El Chichón (12 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20262026 Huancayo Earthquake · M 7.3
- 20172017 Oaxaca and Chiapas Earthquake · M 8.298 deaths
- 1993Southwest, Mexico · M 7.21 deaths
- 19651965 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.86 deaths
- 19591959 Coatzacoalcos Earthquake · M 6.925 deaths
- 1935Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala · M 7.3
- 1914Chiapas · M 7.5
- 1902Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth