1980 Oaxaca earthquake
18°05′N 98°13′W / 18.08°N 98.22°W / 18.08; -98.22 [1]Type Dip-slip[2] Areas affected Mexico
Guatemala Total damage $5 million [3] Max. intensity MMI IX (Violent) [3] Tsunami No Casualties 65–300+ dead [2]
Many injured [2]
150,000 displaced [2]
Guatemala
Many injured [2]
150,000 displaced [2]
The 1980 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on October 24 at 08:53:36 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). This dip-slip shock left up to 300 dead, many injured, and about 150,000 homeless. While it was felt throughout southern Mexico and in Guatemala, damage (totaling $5 million) was focused in the Huajuapan de León region of the state of Oaxaca.
See also
References
- ^ a b c ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ a b c d USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
- ^ a b National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year