Mexico earthquakes in 1968
20 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1968. The largest: M7.3 9 km WSW of La Humedad, Mexico, Aug 2, 1968.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1968 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1968
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.720 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 65 km deep
- 6.4121 km SSE of Santa Gertrudis Miramar, Mexico · 21 km deep
- 5.8120 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico · 23 km deep
- 6.011 km SSE of Nueva Independencia, Mexico · 125 km deep
- 5.772 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 45 km deep
- 5.459 km SE of Aquila, Mexico · 30 km deep
- 5.61 km NNE of San Pedro Tulixtlahuaca, Mexico · 30 km deep
- 5.956 km S of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico · 22 km deep
- 5.37 km SSE of Jamiltepec, Mexico · 16 km deep
- 7.39 km WSW of La Humedad, Mexico · 30 km deep
- 5.8107 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 35 km deep
- 5.7192 km SW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico · 19 km deep
- 5.7210 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 6.312 km W of Pueblo Viejo, Mexico · 57 km deep
- 5.7183 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico · 29 km deep
- 5.764 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 45 km deep
- 6.25 km ENE of Aquila, Mexico · 38 km deep
- 5.61 km SSW of José María Pino Suárez, Mexico · 121 km deep
- 5.916 km SSE of Llano de la Puerta, Mexico · 18 km deep
- 5.563 km S of Villa Morelos, Mexico · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | 1 | 5.5 | 63 km S of Villa Morelos, Mexico |
| February 1968 | 2 | 5.9 | 16 km SSE of Llano de la Puerta, Mexico |
| March 1968 | 0 | ||
| April 1968 | 1 | 6.2 | 5 km ENE of Aquila, Mexico |
| May 1968 | 0 | ||
| June 1968 | 2 | 5.7 | 183 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico |
| July 1968 | 4 | 6.3 | 12 km W of Pueblo Viejo, Mexico |
| August 1968 | 5 | 7.3 | 9 km WSW of La Humedad, Mexico |
| September 1968 | 2 | 6.0 | 11 km SSE of Nueva Independencia, Mexico |
| October 1968 | 0 | ||
| November 1968 | 2 | 6.4 | 121 km SSE of Santa Gertrudis Miramar, Mexico |
| December 1968 | 1 | 5.7 | 20 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, 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.
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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.