Mexico earthquakes in 1971
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1971. The largest: M6.5 75 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico, Sep 30, 1971.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1971 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1971
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.23 km S of Campanario, Mexico · 42 km deep
- 5.46 km SW of Moloacán, Mexico · 25 km deep
- 5.099 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico · 35 km deep
- 6.575 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 5.992 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 24 km deep
- 5.25 km N of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico · 35 km deep
- 5.38 km SSW of Colonia Luces en el Mar, Mexico · 18 km deep
- 5.879 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 17 km deep
- 5.48 km NNW of San Pedro Mártir Quiechapa, Mexico · 56 km deep
- 5.2103 km W of Melitón Albáñez Domínguez, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 5.144 km SSE of Puerto Ángel, Mexico · 24 km deep
- 5.531 km N of Santa Rosalía, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 5.835 km NW of Santa Rosalía, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 5.17 km WSW of San Nicolás, Mexico · 38 km deep
- 5.59 km W of Zacatal, Mexico · 82 km deep
- 6.071 km W of Las Grullas Margen Derecha, Mexico · 25 km deep
- 5.223 km S of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares, Mexico · 50 km deep
- 6.093 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1971 | 2 | 6.0 | 93 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico |
| February 1971 | 0 | ||
| March 1971 | 3 | 6.0 | 71 km W of Las Grullas Margen Derecha, Mexico |
| April 1971 | 2 | 5.8 | 35 km NW of Santa Rosalía, Mexico |
| May 1971 | 0 | ||
| June 1971 | 1 | 5.1 | 44 km SSE of Puerto Ángel, Mexico |
| July 1971 | 2 | 5.4 | 8 km NNW of San Pedro Mártir Quiechapa, Mexico |
| August 1971 | 1 | 5.8 | 79 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico |
| September 1971 | 5 | 6.5 | 75 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico |
| October 1971 | 2 | 5.4 | 6 km SW of Moloacán, Mexico |
| November 1971 | 0 | ||
| December 1971 | 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.