Mexico earthquakes in 1972
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1972. The largest: M6.8 70 km SE of Santa Gertrudis Miramar, Mexico, Nov 12, 1972.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1972 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1972
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.780 km SSE of Santa Gertrudis Miramar, Mexico · 22 km deep
- 5.22 km SSE of San Antonio Tepetlapa, Mexico · 18 km deep
- 6.870 km SE of Santa Gertrudis Miramar, Mexico · 14 km deep
- 5.730 km SE of Crucecita, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 6.6194 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 12 km deep
- 5.956 km SSE of Puerto Ángel, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 5.146 km WSW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico · 11 km deep
- 5.610 km NE of San Juan Lachao, Mexico · 25 km deep
- 5.226 km S of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico · 17 km deep
- 5.353 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 51 km deep
- 5.186 km WSW of Aquiles Serdán, Mexico · 51 km deep
- 5.43 km ESE of Santa María Jicaltepec, Mexico · 20 km deep
- 5.9106 km N of San Luis, Mexico · 15 km deep
- 5.16 km E of San Luis Amatl?n, Mexico · 26 km deep
- 5.830 km SW of Corralero, Mexico · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1972 | 1 | 5.8 | 30 km SW of Corralero, Mexico |
| February 1972 | 2 | 5.9 | 106 km N of San Luis, Mexico |
| March 1972 | 1 | 5.4 | 3 km ESE of Santa María Jicaltepec, Mexico |
| April 1972 | 0 | ||
| May 1972 | 0 | ||
| June 1972 | 2 | 5.3 | 53 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico |
| July 1972 | 2 | 5.6 | 10 km NE of San Juan Lachao, Mexico |
| August 1972 | 1 | 5.1 | 46 km WSW of Campo Pesquero el Colorado, Mexico |
| September 1972 | 1 | 5.9 | 56 km SSE of Puerto Ángel, Mexico |
| October 1972 | 1 | 6.6 | 194 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico |
| November 1972 | 4 | 6.8 | 70 km SE of Santa Gertrudis Miramar, Mexico |
| December 1972 | 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.