What the records say
- When
- 24 Feb 1892
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Where
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 32.50° N, 115.67° W
- Intensity mmi
- 10
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1892 Laguna Salada earthquake
Earthquake centred near Mexico–United States border
The 1892 Laguna Salada earthquake occurred at 23:20 Pacific Standard Time on February 23. It had an estimated moment magnitude of 7.1–7.2 and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock was centered near the Mexico–United States border and takes its name from a large dry lake bed in Baja California, Mexico.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The 7.1–7.2 Laguna Salada earthquake shakes Southern California and northern Mexico with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page