1911 Michoacán earthquake

1911 Michoacán earthquake
1911 Michoacán earthquake is located in Mexico
1911 Michoacán earthquake
UTC time1911-06-07 11:02:50
ISC event16958148
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateJune 7, 1911
Local time04:26
Magnitude7.6 Mw
Depth33 km[1]
Epicenter17°30′N 102°30′W / 17.5°N 102.5°W / 17.5; -102.5[2]
Areas affectedMexico
Casualties45

The 1911 Michoacán Earthquake was an earthquake[3] that occurred at 04:26 local time (11:02 UTC) on June 7, 1911. It had a magnitude of 7.6 Richter degrees.[4]

The earthquake is better known as the Maderista Earthquake (Sismo Maderista in Spanish),[5] because hours after the tremor, the revolutionary Francisco I Madero would arrive in Mexico City with a triumphant entry after the fall of Porfirio Díaz.

It is considered a megathrust earthquake, along the Middle America Trench. This is a major subduction zone.

Damage

The earthquake caused damage in Mexico City, causing the fall of 119 homes and the death of at least 45 people, Ciudad Guzmán[6] in the state of Jalisco[7] was left almost completely in ruins.

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://usuarios.geofisica.unam.mx/vladimir/papers_pdf/Mex_JGR94.pdf
  4. ↑ 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. 703. ISBN 978-0-12-440652-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  5. ↑ "Dos siglos de temblores". Archived from the original on 2008-02-03. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  6. ↑ "Cd. Guzmán - En Zapotlán celebran centenario de fuerte terremoto de 1911". periodicoelsur.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Cumplió Cruz Roja 100 años de su primer servicio en Jalisco | SDP Noticias". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

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