What the records say
- When
- 22 Jan 2003
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 18.77° N, 104.10° W
- Deaths
- 29
- Injuries
- 1073
- Damage musd
- 116.3
- Houses destroyed
- 2005
- Max water height m
- 0.61
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.5
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2003 Colima earthquake
Earthquake in southwestern Mexico
An earthquake struck the Pacific Coast of Mexico on 21 January 2003 with a moment magnitude of 7.5. It had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The epicenter was located on the Pacific coast near the Mexican state of Colima. The earthquake killed 29 people, injured 1,073 others and damaged over 43,300 homes across five states, with minor damage also occurring in Mexico City.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page