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On January 30, 1973, at 15:01 (UTC–6), a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck beneath the Sierra Madre del Sur range in the Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco and Michoacán.[1]

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  1. 38 relations: Aftershock, Asphalt concrete, Central Time Zone, Coahuayana, Cocos Plate, Colima, Convergent boundary, Earthquake, Earthquake rupture, Fault (geology), Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, International Seismological Centre, Jalisco, List of earthquakes in 1973, List of earthquakes in Mexico, Manzanillo, Colima, Megathrust earthquake, Mexico, Mexico City, Michoacán, Middle America Trench, Modified Mercalli intensity scale, National Geophysical Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, North American Plate, Rivera Plate, Seismic gap, Seismometer, Sierra Madre del Sur, Subduction, Tecomán, Thrust fault, Tide gauge, Triple junction, Tsunami, UTC−06:00, 1941 Colima earthquake.

  2. 1970s tsunamis
  3. 1973 disasters in Mexico
  4. 1973 earthquakes
  5. 1973 in Mexico
  6. Earthquakes in Mexico

Aftershock

In seismology, an aftershock is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in the same area of the main shock, caused as the displaced crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock.

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Asphalt concrete

Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, airports, and the core of embankment dams.

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Central Time Zone

The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.

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Coahuayana

Coahuayana is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán.

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Cocos Plate

The Cocos Plate is a young oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Central America, named for Cocos Island, which rides upon it.

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Colima

Colima, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Colima (Estado Libre y Soberano de Colima), is among the 31 states that make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Convergent boundary

A convergent boundary (also known as a destructive boundary) is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.

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Earthquake

An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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Earthquake rupture

In seismology, an earthquake rupture is the extent of slip that occurs during an earthquake in the Earth's crust.

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Fault (geology)

In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.

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Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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International Seismological Centre

The International Seismological Centre (ISC) is a non-governmental, nonprofit organisation charged with the final collection, definitive analysis and publication of global seismicity.

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Jalisco

Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco (Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico.

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List of earthquakes in 1973

This is a list of earthquakes in 1973. 1973 Colima earthquake and list of earthquakes in 1973 are 1973 earthquakes.

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List of earthquakes in Mexico

This is a partial list of earthquakes in Mexico. 1973 Colima earthquake and list of earthquakes in Mexico are earthquakes in Mexico.

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Manzanillo, Colima

Manzanillo is a city and seat of Manzanillo Municipality, in the Mexican state of Colima.

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Megathrust earthquake

Megathrust earthquakes occur at convergent plate boundaries, where one tectonic plate is forced underneath another.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Mexico City

Mexico City (Ciudad de México,; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl:,; Otomi) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.

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Michoacán

Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo (Purépecha: P'uɽempo), officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo (Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo), is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.

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Middle America Trench

The Middle America Trench is a major subduction zone, an oceanic trench in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Middle America, stretching from central Mexico to Costa Rica.

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Modified Mercalli intensity scale

The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS) measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location.

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National Geophysical Data Center

The United States National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) provided scientific stewardship, products and services for geophysical data describing the solid earth, marine, and solar-terrestrial environment, as well as earth observations from space.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.

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North American Plate

The North American Plate is a tectonic plate containing most of North America, Cuba, the Bahamas, extreme northeastern Asia, and parts of Iceland and the Azores.

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Rivera Plate

The Rivera Plate is a small tectonic plate (a microplate) located off the west coast of Mexico, just south of the Baja California Peninsula.

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Seismic gap

A seismic gap is a segment of an active fault known to produce significant earthquakes that has not slipped in an unusually long time, compared with other segments along the same structure.

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Seismometer

A seismometer is an instrument that responds to ground displacement and shaking such as caused by quakes, volcanic eruptions, and explosions.

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Sierra Madre del Sur

The Sierra Madre del Sur is a mountain range in southern Mexico, extending from southern Michoacán east through Guerrero, to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in eastern Oaxaca.

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Subduction

Subduction is a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.

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Tecomán

Tecomán is a city and seat of the municipality of Tecomán in the Mexican state of Colima, about 50 km south of the city of Colima.

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Thrust fault

A thrust fault is a break in the Earth's crust, across which older rocks are pushed above younger rocks.

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Tide gauge

A tide gauge is a device for measuring the change in sea level relative to a vertical datum.

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Triple junction

A triple junction is the point where the boundaries of three tectonic plates meet.

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Tsunami

A tsunami (from lit) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.

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UTC−06:00

UTC−06:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −06:00.

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1941 Colima earthquake

The 1941 Colima earthquake occurred on April 15 at 19:09 UTC (13:09 local time). 1973 Colima earthquake and 1941 Colima earthquake are earthquakes in Mexico.

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See also

1970s tsunamis

1973 disasters in Mexico

1973 earthquakes

1973 in Mexico

Earthquakes in Mexico

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Colima_earthquake