- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 27, 1908 CE
- Location:
- Mexico, Guerrero
- Magnitude:
- 7.5 Ms
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.18
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.72
Other earthquake records of 1908 CE
- Italy, Messina, Sicily, Calabria · Mw 7 · 80,000 deaths
- Indonesia, Celebes Sea · Ms 7.5
- Afghanistan, Hindu Kush · Ms 7
- Russia, Kuril Islands · Ms 7.6
- Myanmar (Burma), Kachin · Mw 7.2
- Mexico, Guerrero · Ms 8.1
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1908 CE Earthquake — Mexico, Guerrero happen?
- March 27, 1908 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.