- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 25, 1996 CE
- Location:
- Mexico, Off Coast Of Guerrero
- Magnitude:
- 7.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 21 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
Other earthquake records of 1996 CE
- China, Yunnan Province: Lijiang · Mw 6.6 · 322 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Biak, Supiori · Mw 8.2 · 164 deaths
- Ecuador, Cotopaxi, Pastaza, Tungurahua, Ambato · Mw 5.9 · 27 deaths
- China, S. Xinjiang: Artux, Jiashi, Bachu, Kashi · Mw 6.3 · 24 deaths
- China, Nei Mongol: Baotou, Beijing, Hohhot · Mw 6 · 23 deaths
- Peru, Chincha Alta, Acari, Nazca, Marcona · Mw 7.7 · 14 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 1996 CE Earthquake — Mexico, Off Coast Of Guerrero happen?
- February 25, 1996 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.