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Mexico earthquakes in 1954

25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1954. The largest: M7.2 94 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico, Apr 29, 1954.

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

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Where every quake of 1954 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1954

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19540
February 195446.11 km N of Misija, Mexico
March 19540
April 195427.294 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico
May 195436.445 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico
June 195425.936 km S of San Carlos, Mexico
July 195414.876km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX
August 19540
September 19540
October 195446.450 km SW of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Mexico
November 195496.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX
December 19540

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 1954

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.