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Mexico earthquakes in 1930

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1930. The largest: M6.3 199 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico, Nov 28, 1930.

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

19291931

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Where every quake of 1930 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1930

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19300
February 193015.826 km SSW of Luis Rodríguez (El Vergel), Mexico
March 19300
April 19300
May 193015.950 km WSW of El Quelite, Mexico
June 19300
July 193015.843 km WSW of José María Morelos, Mexico
August 19300
September 19300
October 19300
November 193026.3199 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
December 19300

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 1930

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.