Mexico earthquakes in 1966
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1966. The largest: M6.5 6 km S of Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico, Aug 7, 1966.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1966 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1966
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.123 km W of Tumbiscatío de Ruiz, Mexico · 44 km deep
- 4.884km SSW of Alberto Oviedo Mota, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 5.14 km SE of Sabanillas, Mexico · 35 km deep
- 5.648 km SE of Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 6.09 km WNW of Placeres del Oro, Mexico · 80 km deep
- 5.7247 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 25 km deep
- 6.56 km S of Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 5.5293 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 4.882km ESE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 5.6223 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 5.8212 km SE of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 5.7230 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 6.086 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico · 20 km deep
- 5.6206 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 30 km deep
- 5.721 km NW of La Mira, Mexico · 34 km deep
- 5.5Oaxaca, Mexico · 30 km deep
- 5.8106 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 20 km deep
- 5.27 km NNW of Nuevo San Juan Chamula, Mexico · 12 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1966 | 1 | 5.2 | 7 km NNW of Nuevo San Juan Chamula, Mexico |
| February 1966 | 1 | 5.8 | 106 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico |
| March 1966 | 0 | ||
| April 1966 | 3 | 5.7 | 21 km NW of La Mira, Mexico |
| May 1966 | 5 | 6.0 | 86 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico |
| June 1966 | 1 | 5.5 | 293 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico |
| July 1966 | 0 | ||
| August 1966 | 2 | 6.5 | 6 km S of Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico |
| September 1966 | 1 | 6.0 | 9 km WNW of Placeres del Oro, Mexico |
| October 1966 | 1 | 5.6 | 48 km SE of Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico |
| November 1966 | 3 | 5.1 | 23 km W of Tumbiscatío de Ruiz, Mexico |
| December 1966 | 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.