- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 14, 1950 CE
- Location:
- Mexico, Acapulco
- Magnitude:
- 7.5 Ms
- Depth:
- 50 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 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 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.45
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.81
Other earthquake records of 1950 CE
- India-China · Mw 8.6 · 1,530 deaths
- Colombia, Anboledas · Mw 6.1 · 300 deaths
- Peru, Cusco · Ms 6 · 129 deaths
- Venezuela, El Tocuyo · Mw 6.4 · 100 deaths
- Iran, Bushire · Mw 5.7 · 30 deaths
- Turkey · 20 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 1950 CE Earthquake — Mexico, Acapulco happen?
- December 14, 1950 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.