1937 Orizaba earthquake

1937 Orizaba earthquake

UTC  time	1937-07-26 03:47:15
ISC  event	903178
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	July 25, 1937 (1937-07-25)
Local time	21:47
Magnitude	7.3 Ms
Depth	35 km (22 mi) [1]
Epicenter	18°31′N95°53′W / 18.52°N 95.88°W / 18.52; -95.88 [1]
Areas affected	Mexico
Casualties	34

The 1937 Orizaba earthquake occurred on July 26 at 03:47 UTC, near Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. It had a magnitude of 7.3 on the surface-wave magnitude scale. ^[2] Thirty four people were reported dead. ^[3] Damage was reported in Esperanza, Puebla. This was an intraplate earthquake within the subducting Cocos plate. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of earthquakes in 1937
• List of earthquakes in Mexico

References

1. Engdahl, E. R.; Vallaseñor, A. (2002). "Global seismicity: 1900–1999" (PDF). International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology. Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.). Academic Press. p. 677. ISBN   978-0124406520.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
3. Nava, Alejandro (1998). "I. Introducción". Terremotos. Fondo de Cultura Económica. ISBN   9681657683 . Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. http://mahabghodss.net/NewBooks/www/web/digital/nashrieh/bssa/2002/April%2092(3)/1060.pdf%5B%5D
5. Lay, T.; Astiz, L.; Kanamori, H.; Christensen, D. H. (1989), "Temporal variation of large intraplate earthquakes in coupled subduction zones" (PDF), Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 54 (3–4): 258, Bibcode:1989PEPI...54..258L, doi:10.1016/0031-9201(89)90247-1, hdl: 2027.42/27966