What the records say
- When
- 18 Apr 2014
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 17.40° N, 100.97° W
- Damage musd
- 49.5
- Max water height m
- 0.43
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.2
- Runups
- 3
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2014 Guerrero earthquake
Earthquake in Mexico
The 2014 Guerrero earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.2–7.3 that hit the state of Guerrero, close to Acapulco, Mexico, on 18 April at 14:27:26 UTC. The epicenter occurred 265 kilometers southwest of Mexico City and at a depth of 24 kilometers. Thrust motion at shallow depths is what caused the earthquake.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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