1995 Chiapas earthquake

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.[2] It had a magnitude of Mw 7.1,[3] or ML 6.5.[4] Building damage was reported. Around 70 people were reported injured. In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted.[5] 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.[6] 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 s.[7] The earthquake was resulted from the internal deformation of the Cocos Plate, which is subducting beneath the North American Plate.[8]

1995 Chiapas earthquake
UTC time1995-10-21 02:38:57
ISC event79337
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateOctober 20, 1995
Local time20:38
Magnitude7.1 Mw
Depth159 km
Epicenter16.840°N 93.469°W / 16.840; -93.469
TypeOblique-slip
Areas affectedMexico
Max. intensityVI (Strong) [1]

References
  1. USGS. "M 7.2 - Chiapas, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  2. http://www.giis.org.mx/files/20%20OCTUBRE%201995.pdf%5B%5D
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-07-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.davanzada.com/noticia.php?id=64591%5B%5D
  5. "SISMO EN MEXICO DEJA 70 HERIDOS", October 22, 1995. Diario Hoy, Ecuador.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
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