1957 Guerrero earthquake

The epicentre is catalogued east-northeast of Apantla in Guerrero, inland of the Pacific coast and near Tierra Blanca. The record is the origin time, the depth and the position.

Origin time (UTC)

1957-07-28T08:40

Magnitude

7.6

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

37.8

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem886928

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: mexico, guerrero, apantla, 1957

Coordinates: 17.055, -99.092

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Mexico and Central America from 1900 to 1969

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