Mexico earthquakes in 1970
24 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1970. The largest: M7.3 34 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico, Apr 29, 1970.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1970 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1970
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.99 km ENE of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico · 102 km deep
- 5.56 km SSW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 94 km deep
- 5.769 km S of San Andrés Playa Encantada (El Podrido), Mexico · 10 km deep
- 5.8158 km E of La Playa, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 5.25 km S of San Miguel Panixtlahuaca, Mexico · 26 km deep
- 5.958 km SE of Crucecita, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 5.311 km SW of Papanoa, Mexico · 35 km deep
- 5.670 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 51 km deep
- 5.26 km N of Xochistlahuaca, Mexico · 35 km deep
- 5.764 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 32 km deep
- 5.18 km ENE of Arenal Santa Ana, Mexico · 90 km deep
- 5.897 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 54 km deep
- 5.898 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 24 km deep
- 5.8101 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 49 km deep
- 5.992 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 23 km deep
- 6.0121 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 30 km deep
- 6.686 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico · 26 km deep
- 5.987 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 22 km deep
- 5.774 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 30 km deep
- 7.334 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 35 km deep
- 5.550 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 48 km deep
- 6.655 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 25 km deep
- 6.4131 km S of San Andrés Playa Encantada (El Podrido), Mexico · 19 km deep
- 5.626 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico · 60 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1970 | 1 | 5.6 | 26 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico |
| February 1970 | 1 | 6.4 | 131 km S of San Andrés Playa Encantada (El Podrido), Mexico |
| March 1970 | 0 | ||
| April 1970 | 8 | 7.3 | 34 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico |
| May 1970 | 5 | 5.8 | 101 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico |
| June 1970 | 2 | 5.6 | 70 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico |
| July 1970 | 1 | 5.3 | 11 km SW of Papanoa, Mexico |
| August 1970 | 1 | 5.9 | 58 km SE of Crucecita, Mexico |
| September 1970 | 1 | 5.2 | 5 km S of San Miguel Panixtlahuaca, Mexico |
| October 1970 | 0 | ||
| November 1970 | 1 | 5.8 | 158 km E of La Playa, Mexico |
| December 1970 | 3 | 5.9 | 9 km ENE of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), 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.