What the records say
- When
- 28 Jul 1957
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 16.50° N, 99.10° W
- Deaths
- 65
- Damage musd
- 25
- Max water height m
- 1.3
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.9
- Runups
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1957 Guerrero earthquake
Earthquake in Mexico
The 1957 Guerrero earthquake occurred on 28 July at 08:40 UTC. It had a magnitude of 7.6 Mw and a maximum perceived intensity of VII on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Mexico City and Chilpancingo were particularly badly affected. It caused the deaths of between 54 and 160 people. A small tsunami was triggered but caused little damage.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page