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Mexico earthquakes in 1951

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1951. The largest: M6.5 10 km SSE of Coacoyulichán, Mexico, Dec 28, 1951.

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

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Where every quake of 1951 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1951

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 195146.014km WNW of Tecolots, B.C., MX
February 19510
March 19510
April 195114.520 km NW of Sonoita, Mexico
May 19510
June 19510
July 195116.03 km SSE of San Agustín Loxicha, Mexico
August 195115.7111 km E of La Playa, Mexico
September 195114.740km WSW of Primo Tapia, B.C., MX
October 19510
November 19510
December 195116.510 km SSE of Coacoyulichán, 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 1951

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.