1995 Chiapas earthquake

Earthquake in Mexico 1995 Chiapas earthquake 1995-10-21 02:38:57 usp00075gf 79337 October 20, 1995 20:38 Coche aplastado en el terremoto de Chiapas de 1995.jpg Mexico Vehicle damaged by falling debris 7.2 w y6.5 l y 159.3 km on 16.840 N 93.469 W Oblique-slip Mexico VI 70 injured The 1995 Chiapas earthquake occurred on October 20 at 20:38 local time October 21 at 02:38 UTC. The epicenter was located in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near Tuxtla Gutiérrez.http://www.giis.org.mx/files/20%20OCTUBRE%201995.pdfJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes It had a magnitude of w y 7.2,https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1995.php Significant Earthquakes of the World 2011-07-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110608020600/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1995.php 2011-06-08 or l y 6.5.http://www.davanzada.com/noticia.php?id=64591June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Building damage was reported. Around 70 people were reported injured. In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted."SISMO EN MEXICO DEJA 70 HERIDOS", October 22, 1995. Diario Hoy, Ecuador. 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.https://web.archive.org/web/20111001234539/http://www.geologia.ucr.ac.cr/revista/to_pdf/revista/19-20/19-RSN.pdf October 1, 2011 Red Sismológica Nacional Spanish Resumen de actividad sísmica y volcánica September 10, 2017 http://www.geologia.ucr.ac.cr/revista/to_pdf/revista/19-20/19-RSN.pdf 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.http://epsc.wustl.edu/~tibi/papers/2001JB000361.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20070105101356/http://epsc.wustl.edu/~tibi/papers/2001JB000361.pdf January 5, 2007 September 10, 2017 Journal of Geophysical Research 107 B3 Rigobert Tibi Guenter Bock Charles H. Estabrook 5 Seismic body wave constraint on mechanisms of intermediate-depth earthquakes 10.1029/2001jb000361 2002JGRB..107.2047T 2002 free The earthquake was resulted from the internal deformation of the Cocos plate, which is subducting beneath the North American plate.http://www.unicach.edu.mx/_/ambiental/descargar/Gaceta5/Fuentes.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20161227131441/https://www.unicach.mx/_/ambiental/descargar/Gaceta5/Fuentes.pdf December 27, 2016 Raúl González Herrera Fuentes sismogénicas en el estado de CHIAPAS Spanish September 10, 2017 References M 7.2 – Chiapas, Mexico https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp00075gf#executive United States Geological Survey June 7, 2017 External links 79337 Category:Earthquakes in Mexico Category:1995 earthquakes Category:1995 in Mexico Category:History of Chiapas Category:October 1995 in Mexico Category:1995 disasters in Mexico