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Historic Earthquake
1996 Mexico Earthquake
25 February 1996 · Off Coast of Guerrero · Mexico
On 25 February 1996 at 03:08 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico (Off Coast of Guerrero), at a depth of 21 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 103 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 25 February 1996
- Time
- 03:08 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 21 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19651965 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.86 deaths
- 19571957 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.965 deaths
- 19311931 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 1909Acapulco · M 7.8
- 1908Guerrero · M 8.1
- 19071907 Guerrero Earthquake · M 8.38 deaths
- 1903Off Coast of Guerrero · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth