- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 23, 1965 CE
- Location:
- Mexico, Mexico City, Oaxaca
- Magnitude:
- 7.8 Ms
- Depth:
- 28 km
- Deaths:
- 6
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: Ms 7.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.19
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.54
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.83
Other earthquake records of 1965 CE
- Chile, Central · M 7.3 · 400 deaths
- El Salvador, San Marcos · Ms 6 · 125 deaths
- Indonesia, Sanana Island · Ms 7.6 · 71 deaths
- Greece, Alonisos, Skopelos · Ms 6.3 · 38 deaths
- Greece, Southern · Ms 6.2 · 32 deaths
- Iran, Nw · Mw 5.3 · 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 1965 CE Earthquake — Mexico, Mexico City, Oaxaca happen?
- August 23, 1965 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: 6. Historical death tolls vary by source.