1964 Guerrero earthquake

The 1964 Guerrero earthquake occurred on July 6 at 01:22 local time in Guerrero, Mexico. The magnitude of this earthquake was given as Ms 7.4,[2] or ML 7.2.[3]

1964 Guerrero earthquake
Mexico City
UTC time1964-07-06 07:22:13
ISC event865780
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateJuly 6, 1964 (1964-07-06)
Local time01:22
Magnitude7.2 Mw [1]
Depth92 km (57 mi) [1]
Epicenter18.19°N 100.51°W / 18.19; -100.51 [1]
Areas affectedMexico
Casualties40 killed

Tectonic setting

In the nearby region, the Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate, however, this was an intraplate earthquake.[4]

Earthquake

The earthquake affected the states of Guerrero and Michoacán. Forty deaths were reported.[5] 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.[6]

Damage

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.[7]

See also

References
  1. Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999" (PDF). International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology. Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 681. ISBN 978-0124406520.
  2. Singh, S. K.; Astiz, L.; Havskov, J. (1981), "Seismic gaps and recurrence periods of large earthquakes along the Mexican subduction zone: A reexamination", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 7 (3): 827–843
  4. Lay, Thorne; Astiz, Luciana; Kanamori, Hiroo; Christensen, Douglas H. (1989), "Temporal variation of large intraplate earthquakes in coupled subduction zones" (PDF), Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 54 (3–4): 258–312, Bibcode:1989PEPI...54..258L, doi:10.1016/0031-9201(89)90247-1, hdl:2027.42/27966
  5. http://www.eclac.cl/mexico/publicaciones/sinsigla/xml/5/8385/doc5.pdf%5B%5D
  6. Digital, La Vanguardia. "Edición del martes, 07 julio 1964, página 52 - Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com.
  7. Digital, La Vanguardia. "Edición del miércoles, 08 julio 1964, página 18 - Hemeroteca - Lavanguardia.es". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com.
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