UTC time | 1911-06-07 11:02:50 |
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ISC event | 16958148 |
USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | June 7, 1911 |
Local time | 04:26 |
Magnitude | 7.6 Mw |
Depth | 33 km [1] |
Epicenter | 17°30′N 102°30′W / 17.5°N 102.5°W [2] |
Areas affected | Mexico |
Casualties | 45 dead |
The 1911 Michoacán earthquake occurred on June 7 at 04:26 local time (11:02 UTC). [3] [4] The epicenter was located near the coast of Michoacán, Mexico. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale. [5] 45 people were reported dead. [6] In Mexico City, 119 houses were destroyed. [7] Cracks were reported in Palacio Nacional, Escuela Normal para Maestros, Escuela Preparatoria, Inspección de Policía, and Instituto Geológico. [8] Ciudad Guzmán, the seat of Zapotlán el Grande, Jalisco, suffered great damage. [9]
The earthquake occurred hours before the revolutionary Francisco I. Madero entered Mexico City on the same day, and it was also known as "temblor maderista".
On June 7, 2011, a ceremony was held in Ciudad Guzmán commemorating the centenary of this earthquake. [10]
This earthquake was a megathrust earthquake along the Middle America Trench, a major subduction zone. [11]
UTC time | 1911-06-07 11:02:50 |
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ISC event | 16958148 |
USGS- ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | June 7, 1911 |
Local time | 04:26 |
Magnitude | 7.6 Mw |
Depth | 33 km [1] |
Epicenter | 17°30′N 102°30′W / 17.5°N 102.5°W [2] |
Areas affected | Mexico |
Casualties | 45 dead |
The 1911 Michoacán earthquake occurred on June 7 at 04:26 local time (11:02 UTC). [3] [4] The epicenter was located near the coast of Michoacán, Mexico. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale. [5] 45 people were reported dead. [6] In Mexico City, 119 houses were destroyed. [7] Cracks were reported in Palacio Nacional, Escuela Normal para Maestros, Escuela Preparatoria, Inspección de Policía, and Instituto Geológico. [8] Ciudad Guzmán, the seat of Zapotlán el Grande, Jalisco, suffered great damage. [9]
The earthquake occurred hours before the revolutionary Francisco I. Madero entered Mexico City on the same day, and it was also known as "temblor maderista".
On June 7, 2011, a ceremony was held in Ciudad Guzmán commemorating the centenary of this earthquake. [10]
This earthquake was a megathrust earthquake along the Middle America Trench, a major subduction zone. [11]