- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 14, 1932 CE
- Location:
- 176 km SE of La Playa, Mexico
- Magnitude:
- 6.19 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1932 CE
- Iran, Torbet-I-Kheydarly · M 5.4 · 1,070 deaths
- Mexico, Near Coast Of Jalisco · Mw 8.1 · 400 deaths
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 7.6 · 275 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6 · 200 deaths
- Greece, Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki) · Mw 6.9 · 161 deaths
- Mexico, Central · Mw 7.7 · 75 deaths
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- Dziennik Białostocki R. 10March 14, 1932open in archive ↗
- Gazeta Białostocka Dzień Dobry! : dziennik ilustrowanyMarch 14, 1932open in archive ↗
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.2 - 176 km SE of La Playa, Mexico (1932 CE) happen?
- March 14, 1932 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.