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Historic Earthquake
1997 Mexico Earthquake
11 January 1997 · Michoacan, Arteaga · Mexico
On 11 January 1997 at 20:28 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Mexico (Michoacan, Arteaga), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 82 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person.
- Date
- 11 January 1997
- Time
- 20:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 1
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Colima (170 km)
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
- 19111911 Guerrero Earthquake · M 7.6
- 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