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Historic Earthquake
2010 Mexico Earthquake
4 April 2010 · Baja California · Mexico
On 4 April 2010 at 22:40 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Mexico (Baja California), at a depth of 4 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 14 km from its boundary with the North American Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 2 people and injured 233.
- Date
- 4 April 2010
- Time
- 22:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 4 km
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 233
- Estimated Damage
- 1.2 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Salton Buttes (105 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19991999 Hector Mine Earthquake · M 7.2
- 19921992 Landers Earthquake · M 7.63 deaths
- 19401940 El Centro Earthquake · M 7.29 deaths
- 1934Baja, Imperial Valley · M 7.1
- 1933Long Beach · M 6.3120 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth