2014 Guerrero earthquake

Earthquake in Mexico October 2024 2014-04-18 14:27:24 usb000pq41 604462903 Mexico Mw 7.2–7.3 24 km mi 0 onhttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000pq41#summary M7.5 – 37 km N of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico United States Geological Survey 18 April 2014 18 April 2014 17.552 N 100.816 W inline,titlehttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000pq41#summary M7.5 – 37 km N of Tecpan de Galeana, Mexico United States Geological Survey 18 April 2014 18 April 2014 VII No 13 reported landslides in Guerrero, 3 in Tlaxcala, Morelos and Michoacán 31http://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/18/massive-earthquake-guerrero-mexico-on-april-18-2014/ Massive earthquake in Guerrero, Mexico Earthquake-Report.com 18 April 2014 19 April 2014 28 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428071034/http://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/18/massive-earthquake-guerrero-mexico-on-april-18-2014/ usurped 1 injuredhttp://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/18/massive-earthquake-guerrero-mexico-on-april-18-2014/ Massive earthquake in Guerrero, Mexico Earthquake-Report.com 18 April 2014 19 April 2014 28 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428071034/http://earthquake-report.com/2014/04/18/massive-earthquake-guerrero-mexico-on-april-18-2014/ usurped 2014 Guerrero earthquake 09:27 18 April 2014 Mexico * 21 homes collapsed in Guerrero Blackouts in Pachuca, Ecatepec, Chimalhuacán, Colonia del Valle, Nezahualcóyotl, Ixtapaluca, Azcapotzalco, Coyoacán, Xochimilco, Tláhuac, Cuauhtémoc, and around the state of Guerrero thumb|Earthquake intensity map (USGS) The 2014 Guerrero earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.2–7.3 that hit the state of Guerrero, close to Acapulco, Mexico, on 18 April at 14:27:26 UTC (9:27 a.m. local time).Global CMT Catalog Search https://www.globalcmt.org/cgi-bin/globalcmt-cgi-bin/CMT5/form?itype=ymd&yr=2014&mo=4&day=18&oyr=2014&omo=4&oday=19&jyr=1976&jday=1&ojyr=1976&ojday=1&otype=nd&nday=1&lmw=5&umw=10&lms=0&ums=10&lmb=0&umb=10&llat=-90&ulat=90&llon=-180&ulon=180&lhd=0&uhd=1000&lts=-9999&uts=9999&lpe1=0&upe1=90&lpe2=0&upe2=90&list=0 Data set Global Centroid Moment Tensor 18 April 2025EB 604462903 The epicenter occurred 265 kilometers southwest of Mexico City and at a depth of 24 kilometers.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27081799 Panic as earthquake hits Mexico City 18 April 2014 BBC News 18 April 2014 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/poster/2014/20140418.php Poster of the Guerrero, Mexico Earthquake of 18 April 2014 – Magnitude 7.2 United States Geological Survey 26 October 2016 Thrust motion at shallow depths is what caused the earthquake. This was broadly consistent with a slip on or near the Guerrero Seismic Gap, a boundary between the Cocos and North American plates along the Pacific coast approximately 200 kilometers long.Valdes-Gonzales C. M. Espindola V. Arreola-Manzano J. 1 December 2013 Seismicity patterns in the State of Guerrero, Mexico, 1974–2013: Its implication for the Guerrero Seismic Gap AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 22 2013AGUFM.S22A..01V S22A–01 The shaking was felt in states as far away as Puebla and Tlaxcala.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-earthquake-idUSBREA3H0FY20140418 Powerful earthquake rattles Mexico, shakes buildings 18 April 2014 Reuters Location The April 2014 earthquake was located just northwest of the rupture area of a 1957 Guerrero earthquake that measured 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale. Since 1975, 23 earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater have occurred within 200 kilometers of the same area as the April 2014 earthquake. Damage One person was injured when a wall collapsed in the city of Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan. 30 homes and a few buildings in Morelia sustained minor damage. At least 700 buildings and over 500 homes were damaged in Guerrero, and 21 homes collapsed. Building and home damage was also reported in capital Mexico City and states Morelos, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, State of Mexico, and Puebla. Blackouts were reported in Pachuca, Ecatepec, Chimalhuacán, Colonia del Valle, Nezahualcóyotl, Ixtapaluca, Azcapotzalco, Coyoacán, Xochimilco, Tláhuac, Cuauhtémoc, and around the state of Guerrero. Landslides were reported, including 13 in Guerrero, 1 in Morelos, 1 in Michoacan, and 1 in Tlaxcala. See also List of earthquakes in 2014 List of earthquakes in Mexico References Further reading 10.1785/0220190032 Analysis of the 2014 Mw 7.3 Papanoa (Mexico) Earthquake: Implications for Seismic Hazard Assessment Seismological Research Letters 2019 Yazdi P. Gaspar-Escribano J. M. Santoyo M. A. Staller A. 198413329 External links Mexico's Seismological Service 604462903 Other earthquakes in the region Category:2014 earthquakes Category:2014 in Mexico Category:Earthquakes in Mexico Category:Guerrero Category:2014 disasters in Mexico Category:History of Guerrero