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Mexico earthquakes in 1933

11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1933. The largest: M6.7 14 km N of San Luis de La Loma, Mexico, May 8, 1933.

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

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Where every quake of 1933 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1933

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19330
February 19330
March 19330
April 193326.486 km SW of La Manzanilla, Mexico
May 193336.714 km N of San Luis de La Loma, Mexico
June 193315.778 km W of Loreto, Mexico
July 193326.442 km WSW of La Placita de Morelos, Mexico
August 193315.7off the coast of Mexico
September 19330
October 19330
November 19330
December 193326.753 km SSW of El Colomo, 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 1933

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.