What the records say
- When
- 7 Jun 1911
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Where
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 18.36° N, 102.47° W
- Intensity mmi
- 9
- Depth km
- 30
1911 Michoacán earthquake
The 1911 Michoacán earthquake occurred on June 7 at 04:26 local time. The epicenter was located near the coast of Michoacán, Mexico. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale. 45 people were reported dead. In Mexico City, 119 houses were destroyed. Cracks were reported in Palacio Nacional, Escuela Normal para Maestros, Escuela Preparatoria, Inspección de Policía, and Instituto Geológico.
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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 “Mexican Revolution: Francisco Madero arrives in Mexico City, just after the 1911 Michoacán earthquake”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Se registra un fuerte terremoto de 7,6, con epicentro en las costas de Michoacán, afectando principalmente a la Ciudad de México y a Ciudad Guzmán (Jalisco)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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