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Mexico earthquakes in 1943

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1943. The largest: M7.4 18 km SSW of Palos Blancos, Mexico, Feb 22, 1943.

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

19421944

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Where every quake of 1943 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1943

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19430
February 194317.418 km SSW of Palos Blancos, Mexico
March 194314.611km NW of Delta, B.C., MX
April 19430
May 194316.1255 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico
June 194316.482 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
July 19430
August 19430
September 19430
October 19430
November 19430
December 194316.2128 km SSW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), 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.

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Mexico nowWorldwide in 1943

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.