1911 Michoacán earthquake
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| Date | June 7, 1911 |
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| Magnitude | 7.6 Mw |
| Depth | 33 km[1] |
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| Areas affected | Mexico |
| Casualties | 45 |
The 1911 Michoacán earthquake occurred on June 7 at 11:02 UTC. However, other sources indicated that this earthquake occurred at 04:26 local time.[3][4] The epicenter was located near the coast of Michoacán, Mexico. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale.[5] 45 people were reported dead.[6] In Mexico City, 119 houses were destroyed.[7] Cracks were reported in Palacio Nacional, Escuela Normal para Maestros, Escuela Preparatoria, Inspección de Policía, and Instituto Geológico.[8] Ciudad Guzmán, the seat of Zapotlán el Grande, Jalisco, suffered great damage.[9]
The earthquake occurred hours before the revolutionary Francisco I. Madero entered Mexico City in the same day, and it was also known as "temblor maderista".
On June 7, 2011, a ceremony was held in Ciudad Guzmán commemorating the centenary of this earthquake.[10]
This earthquake was a megathrust earthquake along the Middle America Trench (MAT), a major subduction zone.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ http://usuarios.geofisica.unam.mx/vladimir/sismos/100a%F1os.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://sdpnoticias.com/nota/90436/Cumplio_Cruz_Roja_100_anos_de_su_primer_servicio_en_Jalisco
- ↑ http://www.inehrm.gob.mx/Portal/PtMain.php?pagina=exp-entrada-triunfal-de-madero-articulo
- ↑ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/data/centennial.pdf
- ↑ http://secre.ssn.unam.mx/SSN/Doc/Cuaderno1/ch5.html
- ↑ http://secre.ssn.unam.mx/SSN/Doc/Sismo85/sismo85-7.htm
- ↑ http://www.ssn.unam.mx/website/jsp/ICyT/8612/dos.htm
- ↑ http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/jalisco/mpios/14023a.htm
- ↑ http://www.periodicoelsur.com/noticias_guzman.aspx?idnoticia=59316
- ↑ http://usuarios.geofisica.unam.mx/vladimir/papers_pdf/Mex_JGR94.pdf
