- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 27, 1945 CE
- Location:
- 59 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico
- Magnitude:
- 6.92 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.819
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.92
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.05
Other earthquake records of 1945 CE
- Japan, Honshu: S · Ms 7.1 · 2,306 deaths
- Turkey, Aelana, Ceyhan, Adana · Mw 6.1 · 300 deaths
- Turkey, Van, Bolgesi · 300 deaths
- Pakistan, Makran Coast · Mw 8 · 300 deaths
- Iran, Garmsar, Kerand, Bankuh · 20 deaths
- China, Hebei Province · Ms 6.3 · 17 deaths
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 6.9 - 59 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico (1945 CE) happen?
- June 27, 1945 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.