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| UTC time | 1995-10-21 02:38:57 |
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| ISC event | 79337 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | October 20, 1995 |
| Local time | 20:38 |
| Magnitude | 7.2 Mw 6.5 ML |
| Depth | 159.3 km (99.0 mi) |
| Epicenter | 16°50′24″N 93°28′08″W / 16.840°N 93.469°W / 16.840; -93.469 |
| Type | Oblique-slip |
| Areas affected | Mexico |
| Max. intensity | MMI VI (Strong) |
| Casualties | 70 injured |
The 1995 Chiapas earthquake occurred on October 20 at 20:38 local time. The epicenter was located in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It had a magnitude of Mw 7.2, or ML 6.5. Building damage was reported. Around 70 people were reported injured. In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted. This earthquake could be felt strongly in Mexico City and in many parts of southern Mexico. It could also be felt in Guatemala and El Salvador. The centroid mechanism is of thrust faulting with a small strike-slip component. The rupture of this earthquake propagated from NW to SE over a distance of about 30 km. The duration of the rupture was about 17 seconds. The earthquake was resulted from the internal deformation of the Cocos plate, which is subducting beneath the North American plate.
References
- "M 7.2 – Chiapas, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- http://www.giis.org.mx/files/20%20OCTUBRE%201995.pdf
- "Significant Earthquakes of the World". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- http://www.davanzada.com/noticia.php?id=64591
- "SISMO EN MEXICO DEJA 70 HERIDOS", October 22, 1995. Diario Hoy, Ecuador.
- "Resumen de actividad sísmica y volcánica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Red Sismológica Nacional. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- Rigobert Tibi; Guenter Bock; Charles H. Estabrook (2002). "Seismic body wave constraint on mechanisms of intermediate-depth earthquakes" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. 107 (B3): 5. Bibcode:2002JGRB..107.2047T. doi:10.1029/2001jb000361. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- Raúl González Herrera. "Fuentes sismogénicas en el estado de CHIAPAS" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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