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1937 Orizaba earthquake

FieldValue
title1937 Orizaba earthquake
timestamp1937-07-26 03:47:15
isc-event903178
anss-urliscgemsup903178
local-date
local-time21:47
map2{{Location mapMexico
lat18.52
long-95.88
markBullseye1.png
marksize40
positiontop
width250
floatright
reliefyes}}
magnitude7.3
depth35 km
location
countries affectedMexico
casualties34

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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. Thirty four people were reported dead. Damage was reported in Esperanza, Puebla. This was an intraplate earthquake within the subducting Cocos plate.

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  4. (1989). "Temporal variation of large intraplate earthquakes in coupled subduction zones". Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors.
  5. Engdahl, E. R.. (2002). "International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology". [[Academic Press]].
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