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On 19 September 2022, a moment magnitude 7.6–7.7 earthquake struck between the Mexican states of Michoacán and Colima at 13:05:06 local time. [1] [4] The earthquake had a depth of 26.9 km (16.7 mi), [1] resulting in a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
Mexico lies within two seismically active earthquake zones. The Baja California peninsula lies near the boundary of the Pacific plate and the North American plate, while southern Mexico lies just north of the boundary between the North American plate and the Cocos and Rivera tectonic plates. The Cocos plate is subducting under the North ...
The Mexican Seismic Alert System (Spanish: Sistema de Alerta Sísmica Mexicano or SASMEX) is the earthquake warning system covering portions of central and southern Mexico. It currently provides up to 60 seconds' warning of earthquakes to Mexico City, Acapulco, Chilpancingo, Morelia, Puebla City, Oaxaca City, Guadalajara, Colima and Toluca.
Puerto Vallarta, like much of the west coast of North America, is prone to earthquakes, though Puerto Vallarta tends to experience only peripheral effects of earthquakes centered farther south. On 9 October 1995, an earthquake located off the Colima coast shook the crown from the top of the Roman Catholic Church. [15] [16]
It is the largest earthquake to hit the state since 2014. [332] On Hutchinson Island, the earthquake caused land to slump into the Savannah River, seriously damaging the parking garage of a dock situated above. [333] — — 19 [334] Japan, Ishikawa, 61 km (38 mi) north northeast of Nanao: 5.1 10.0 VI
Volcanism and earthquake activity are still ongoing in these rift zones today, forming, for example, Ceboruco and Volcán Colima, which is Mexico's most active volcano. [7] These two rift zones, together with the Middle America Trench , delimit the Jalisco block, [ 6 ] which contains four volcanic fields including the Mascota field.
Puerto Vallarta is pictured. - ferrantraite/E+/Getty Images ... Costa Rica experiences earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity — it’s home to six active volcanoes. ... USA TODAY. GM dealer ...
The 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake occurred on October 9 at 15:35 UTC with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). The shock occurred off the coast of Jalisco , Mexico , where a tsunami was triggered that affected a 200 km (120 mi) stretch of the coast. [ 4 ]