- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 28, 1982 CE
- Location:
- Mexico, Chiapas
- Magnitude:
- 3.5 Ms
- Depth:
- 9 km
- Deaths:
- 1,879
- Injuries:
- 200
- Damage:
- ~$3.3M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 3.5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
Other earthquake records of 1982 CE
- Yemen, Dhamar · Ms 6 · 2,800 deaths
- Afghanistan, Northeastern · Ms 6.6 · 500 deaths
- Japan, Hokkaido, Urakawa, Hiroo · Ms 6.7 · 110 deaths
- El Salvador, San Salvador, Guatemala · Mw 7.3 · 43 deaths
- Indonesia, Flores Island: Eastern · Ms 5.9 · 13 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province: Garze · Ms 5.5 · 10 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 1982 CE Earthquake — Mexico, Chiapas happen?
- March 28, 1982 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: 1,879. Historical death tolls vary by source.