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Mexico earthquakes in 1909

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1909. The largest: M7.5 27 km SSE of San Andrés Playa Encantada (El Podrido), Mexico, Jul 30, 1909.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19081910

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Where every quake of 1909 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1909

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19090
February 19090
March 19090
April 19090
May 19090
June 19090
July 190927.527 km SSE of San Andrés Playa Encantada (El Podrido), Mexico
August 19090
September 19090
October 190917.166 km SSW of Nuxco, Mexico
November 19090
December 19090

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Mexico nowWorldwide in 1909

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.