Earthquake — Mexico: Jalisco, Manzanillo, San Patricio Melaque

When

9 Oct 1995

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

8.0

Where

Mexico

Coordinates

19.05° N, 104.20° W

Deaths

50

Injuries

200

Depth km

33

Earthquake in Mexico

The 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake occurred on October 9 at 15:35 UTC with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock occurred off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, where a tsunami was triggered that affected a 200 km (120 mi) stretch of the coast. The earthquake could be felt in Mexico City and in high-rise buildings in Dallas and Houston.

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• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Землетрясение магнитудой 8,0 и интенсивностью VIII по шкале Меркалли в Колиме (США, Мексика)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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