What the records say
- When
- 28 Mar 1787
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.6
- Where
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 16.50° N, 98.50° W
- Deaths
- 11
- Intensity mmi
- 9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1787 New Spain earthquake
Earthquake in Kingdom of the Spanish Empire
The 1787 New Spain earthquake, also known as the San Sixto earthquake, occurred on 28 March at 11:30 local time. It caused a large tsunami that affected the coast of the Puebla Intendancy and the Oaxaca Intendancy in Southwestern New Spain. With an estimated magnitude of Mw 8.6, it is Mexico's most powerful instrumentally recorded earthquake.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page