What the records say
- When
- 15 Jan 1931
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Where
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 16.10° N, 96.80° W
- Intensity mmi
- 10
- Depth km
- 50
1931 Oaxaca earthquake
Earthquake in Mexico
The 1931 Oaxaca earthquake affected portions of southern Mexico on January 14 at 18:50 MST. It registered a magnitude of 8.0 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page