July 30, 1891 Earthquake: N. Mexico

1891, July 30. Lerdo, Mex., was the center of a very severe earthquake about 6 o'clock a. m. It appears to have caused a tidal wave of considerable height at the head of the Gulf of California. The country is so thinly and poorly settled that no damage was done. The reports of this earthquake are so indefinite and contradictory that we have little reliable information regarding what must have been at least a very widespread disturbance. (reference #2967)

1891, July 30, 6:00 [local time] the region of Ciudad Lerdo (Mexico) was apparently the center of a very strong earthquake. It seems that it caused a tsunami of considerable height at the apex of Golfo de California. The locality affected by the earthquake was so sparsely settled that there was no destruction. Reports about this earthquake are vague and contradictory; not enough reliable information is available about this tremor, which covered a large area. (reference #415)