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Historic Earthquake
1995 Colima-Jalisco Earthquake
9 October 1995 · Jalisco, Manzanillo · Mexico
On 9 October 1995 at 15:35 UTC, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Mexico (Jalisco, Manzanillo), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 94 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 50 people (including tsunami victims) and injured 200.
- Date
- 9 October 1995
- Time
- 15:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 50
- Injuries
- 200
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (11.0 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Colima (80 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20222022 Western México Earthquake · M 7.62 deaths
- 19851985 Mexico City Earthquake · M 8.19,500 deaths
- 19411941 Colima Earthquake · M 7.684 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 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