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.
Map
Where every quake of 1954 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1954
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.877 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 25 km deep
- 4.724km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 5.240km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 4.630km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 4.635km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 4.633km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 4.837km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 4.732km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 6.130km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 5.136km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 5.942km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 6.450 km SW of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 5.8127km SSW of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 4.876km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 5.660 km WSW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 5.936 km S of San Carlos, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 5.2134km S of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 6.36 km ESE of San Pedro Quiatoni, Mexico · 62 km deep
- 6.445 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 7.294 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 6.690 km WNW of Bahía de Kino, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 6.11 km N of Misija, Mexico · 85 km deep
- 5.4107km ESE of Estacion Coahuila, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 5.750km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 6 km deep
- 5.236km SE of San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., MX · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1954 | 0 | ||
| February 1954 | 4 | 6.1 | 1 km N of Misija, Mexico |
| March 1954 | 0 | ||
| April 1954 | 2 | 7.2 | 94 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico |
| May 1954 | 3 | 6.4 | 45 km NNE of Santa Rosalía, Mexico |
| June 1954 | 2 | 5.9 | 36 km S of San Carlos, Mexico |
| July 1954 | 1 | 4.8 | 76km E of Maneadero, B.C., MX |
| August 1954 | 0 | ||
| September 1954 | 0 | ||
| October 1954 | 4 | 6.4 | 50 km SW of Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada, Mexico |
| November 1954 | 9 | 6.1 | 30km ENE of Ensenada, B.C., MX |
| December 1954 | 0 |
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.
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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.