1964 Guerrero earthquake
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| Date | July 6, 1964 |
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| Magnitude | 7.4 Ms |
| Depth | 92 km |
| Epicenter | 18°11′N 100°31′W / 18.19°N 100.51°W |
| Countries or regions | Mexico |
| Casualties | 40 killed |
The 1964 Guerrero earthquake occurred on July 6, 1964 at 07:22 UTC (01:22 local time).[1] The earthquake was located in Guerrero, Mexico. The magnitude of this earthquake was given as Ms 7.4,[2] or ML 7.2.[3]
The earthquake affected the states of Guerrero and Michoacán. 40 deaths were reported.[4] The most affected places included Ciudad Altamirano, Cutzamala, Coyuca de Catalán, Tanganhuato, and Huertamo.[3] The earthquake was also felt strongly and caused panic in Mexico City.[5]
Coyuca de Catalán was seriously damaged. The city hall was destroyed. The majority of the houses there were seriously damaged and became uninhabitable. There were great cracks on the ground.[6]
In the nearby region, the Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate. However, this earthquake is an intraplate earthquake.[7]
References [edit]
- ^ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/data/centennial.pdf
- ^ https://www.openseismo.org/contributors/Lee/MoWorking_Backups/MoWorking_20110731/Papers_Pending/Singh-etal_BSSA1981p827.pdf
- ^ a b http://app1.semarnat.gob.mx/dgeia/estadisticas_2000/naturaleza/estadistica-am/informe/acrobat/capitulo2-1-9.pdf
- ^ http://www.eclac.cl/mexico/publicaciones/sinsigla/xml/5/8385/doc5.pdf
- ^ http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1964/07/07/pagina-52/32677853/pdf.html
- ^ http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1964/07/08/pagina-18/32677875/pdf.html
- ^ http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/27966/1/0000397.pdf
