Mexico earthquakes in 1977
32 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Mexico in 1977. The largest: M5.6 76 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico, Nov 20, 1977.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1977 was located in Mexico. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1977
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.75 km E of Coxcatlán, Mexico · 67 km deep
- 4.9off the coast of Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.70 km NE of Marte R. Gómez, Mexico · 67 km deep
- 5.676 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.8116 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 45 km deep
- 4.73 km NNE of Santa María Xadani, Mexico · 77 km deep
- 4.662 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 72 km deep
- 4.910 km SSW of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico · 49 km deep
- 4.810 km S of El Naranjito, Mexico · 218 km deep
- 4.610 km SSW of Bonifacio Moreno (El Aguaje), Mexico · 103 km deep
- 4.62 km S of Palomares, Mexico · 90 km deep
- 4.7110 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 67 km deep
- 4.893 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 73 km deep
- 4.6104 km SSW of El Progreso, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.791 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 5.159 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.864 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.634 km ENE of Fronteras, Mexico · 5 km deep
- 4.7227km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 4.614 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.57 km WNW of San Cristóbal, Mexico · 78 km deep
- 4.630 km NNW of Santa Rosalía, Mexico · 10 km deep
- 5.014 km NNW of Aratichanguío, Mexico · 91 km deep
- 4.9117 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 28 km deep
- 5.34 km N of Yaltem, Mexico · 249 km deep
- 4.9242 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.83 km NE of Viva México, Mexico · 107 km deep
- 4.915 km S of Monterrey, Mexico · 118 km deep
- 4.76 km NNE of San Juan Lachao, Mexico · 87 km deep
- 4.761 km NE of Mulegé, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.835 km W of San Carlos, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 5.293 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 33 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1977 in Mexico.
- 5.676 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 5.34 km N of Yaltem, Mexico · 249 km deep
- 5.293 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 5.159 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 5.014 km NNW of Aratichanguío, Mexico · 91 km deep
- 4.9off the coast of Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.910 km SSW of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico · 49 km deep
- 4.9117 km SSW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico · 28 km deep
- 4.9242 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.915 km S of Monterrey, Mexico · 118 km deep
- 4.8116 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 45 km deep
- 4.810 km S of El Naranjito, Mexico · 218 km deep
- 4.893 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 73 km deep
- 4.864 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.83 km NE of Viva México, Mexico · 107 km deep
- 4.835 km W of San Carlos, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.75 km E of Coxcatlán, Mexico · 67 km deep
- 4.70 km NE of Marte R. Gómez, Mexico · 67 km deep
- 4.73 km NNE of Santa María Xadani, Mexico · 77 km deep
- 4.7110 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico · 67 km deep
- 4.791 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.76 km NNE of San Juan Lachao, Mexico · 87 km deep
- 4.761 km NE of Mulegé, Mexico · 33 km deep
- 4.7227km SSE of Maneadero, B.C., MX · 6 km deep
- 4.662 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 72 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | 4 | 5.2 | 93 km SW of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico |
| February 1977 | 1 | 4.9 | 15 km S of Monterrey, Mexico |
| March 1977 | 2 | 4.9 | 242 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico |
| April 1977 | 3 | 5.3 | 4 km N of Yaltem, Mexico |
| May 1977 | 3 | 4.6 | 14 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico |
| June 1977 | 5 | 5.1 | 59 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico |
| July 1977 | 5 | 4.8 | 93 km SSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico |
| August 1977 | 1 | 4.8 | 10 km S of El Naranjito, Mexico |
| September 1977 | 0 | ||
| October 1977 | 4 | 4.9 | 10 km SSW of Barra de Tecoanapa, Mexico |
| November 1977 | 1 | 5.6 | 76 km SSW of La Libertad, Mexico |
| December 1977 | 3 | 4.9 | off the coast of 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.