What the records say
- When
- 23 Aug 1965
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 16.30° N, 95.80° W
- Deaths
- 6
- Max water height m
- 0.4
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.8
- Runups
- 1
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1965 Oaxaca earthquake
Earthquake in Mexico
The 1965 Oaxaca earthquake occurred in Mexico on August 23 at 13:46 with a moment magnitude of 7.5. Five people were reported dead in Mexico City and one in Oaxaca. There was an anomalous change in seismic activities before the earthquake. There was a quiescent stage from late 1963 to mid-1964, and it was followed by a renewal of seismic activities before the main shock.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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