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Historic Earthquake
2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca Earthquake
20 March 2012 · Guerrero, Oaxaca · Mexico
On 20 March 2012 at 18:02 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 107 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 2 people and injured 13. 800 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 20 March 2012
- Time
- 18:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 13
- Homes Destroyed
- 800
- Estimated Damage
- 600 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (0.2 m wave)
- 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