1995 Guerrero earthquake

1995 Guerrero earthquake
UTC time ??
ISC event
USGS-ANSS
Date * September 14, 1995
Local date
Local time
Magnitude 7.4 Mw
Depth 23 km
Epicenter 16°46′44″N 98°35′49″W / 16.779°N 98.597°W / 16.779; -98.597
Areas affected Mexico
Max. intensity VII (Very strong)
Casualties 3 killed
* Deprecated  See documentation.

The 1995 Guerrero earthquake occurred on September 14, 1995, at 14:04 UTC (08:04 local time). This earthquake had a magnitude of Mw 7.4, with the epicenter being located in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Three people were reported dead. In the rural part of southeast Guerrero, many houses with adobe of poor quality suffered heavier damage.[1] The intensity in Copala reached MM VII.[2] The earthquake could be felt strongly along the coast from Michoacán to Chiapas.[3]

The earthquake occurred in the region of the Middle America Trench. It was an interplate earthquake. It had a reverse faulting focal mechanism.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  2. http://www.iitk.ac.in/nicee/wcee/article/14_07-0103.PDF
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  4. http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/furumura/pdf/FurumuraSingh2002.pdf
  5. Courboulex, F., Santoyo, M., Pacheco, J., Singh, S. K. (1997). The 14 September 1995 (M=7.3) Copala, Mexico, earthquake: A source study using teleseismic, regional, and local data. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 87. 999–1010.
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