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Mexico earthquakes in 1932

19 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1932. The largest: M8.1 1932 Jalisco, Mexico Earthquake, Jun 3, 1932.

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

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Where every quake of 1932 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1932

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193214.637km S of Maneadero, B.C., MX
February 19320
March 193216.2176 km SE of La Playa, Mexico
April 193216.112 km WNW of Ciudad Constitución, Mexico
May 19320
June 193298.11932 Jalisco, Mexico Earthquake
July 193236.890 km SW of La Libertad, Mexico
August 193215.9219 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
September 193216.258 km SSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico
October 19320
November 193216.142 km SW of Cerro de Ortega, Mexico
December 193216.851 km SSW of Cuyutlán, Mexico

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 1932

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.