- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 23, 1937 CE
- Location:
- Mexico, Guerrero: Ometepec
- Magnitude:
- 7.4 Mw
- Deaths:
- 4
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.86
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.12
Other earthquake records of 1937 CE
- Papua New Guinea, Keravia, Rabaul, Kokopo · 507 deaths
- China, Shandong Province · Ms 7 · 390 deaths
- Mexico, Central, Puebla: Esperanza, Veracruz · Mb 7.2 · 34 deaths
- Peru, Huancabamba, Oxapampa, El Progreso, San David · Mw 6.5 · 15 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon · Ms 7.5 · 1 deaths
- Indonesia, Java: Jogyakarta: Klumpit, Prambanan · M 7.2 · 1 deaths
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 1937 CE Earthquake — Mexico, Guerrero: Ometepec happen?
- December 23, 1937 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.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 4. Historical death tolls vary by source.