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Mexico earthquakes in 1941

8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1941. The largest: M7.6 21 km ESE of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico, Apr 15, 1941.

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

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Where every quake of 1941 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1941

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 194115.2115km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX
February 194126.5115 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico
March 194116.030 km ESE of San Luis, Mexico
April 194117.621 km ESE of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico
May 19410
June 19410
July 194126.094 km W of Dautillos, Mexico
August 19410
September 194116.2211 km WSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
October 19410
November 19410
December 19410

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 1941

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.