1911 Michoacán earthquake

1911 Michoacán earthquake
Date June 7, 1911
Magnitude 7.6 Mw
Depth 33 km[1]
Epicenter 17°30′N 102°30′W / 17.5°N 102.5°W / 17.5; -102.5Coordinates: 17°30′N 102°30′W / 17.5°N 102.5°W / 17.5; -102.5[2]
Areas affected Mexico
Casualties 45

The 1911 Michoacán earthquake occurred on June 7 at 11:02 UTC. However, other sources indicated that this earthquake occurred at 04:26 local time.[3][4] The epicenter was located near the coast of Michoacán, Mexico. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 on the moment magnitude scale.[5] 45 people were reported dead.[6] In Mexico City, 119 houses were destroyed.[7] Cracks were reported in Palacio Nacional, Escuela Normal para Maestros, Escuela Preparatoria, Inspección de Policía, and Instituto Geológico.[8] Ciudad Guzmán, the seat of Zapotlán el Grande, Jalisco, suffered great damage.[9]

The earthquake occurred hours before the revolutionary Francisco I. Madero entered Mexico City in the same day, and it was also known as "temblor maderista".

On June 7, 2011, a ceremony was held in Ciudad Guzmán commemorating the centenary of this earthquake.[10]

This earthquake was a megathrust earthquake along the Middle America Trench (MAT), a major subduction zone.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CIEN AÑOS DE SISMICIDAD EN MEXICO, IGF UNAM, SSN". usuarios.geofisica.unam.mx. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ↑ National Geophysical Data Center. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. ↑ http://sdpnoticias.com/nota/90436/Cumplio_Cruz_Roja_100_anos_de_su_primer_servicio_en_Jalisco
  4. ↑ SEGOB - DGTI. "INEHRM - Secretaría de Educación Pública". web.archive.org. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ↑ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/data/centennial.pdf
  6. ↑ http://secre.ssn.unam.mx/SSN/Doc/Cuaderno1/ch5.html
  7. ↑ http://secre.ssn.unam.mx/SSN/Doc/Sismo85/sismo85-7.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.ssn.unam.mx/website/jsp/ICyT/8612/dos.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/jalisco/mpios/14023a.htm
  10. ↑ "Cd. Guzmán >> En Zapotlán celebran centenario de fuerte terremoto de 1911". periodicoelsur.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  11. ↑ http://usuarios.geofisica.unam.mx/vladimir/papers_pdf/Mex_JGR94.pdf
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