for a couple of hours and damage in the community was minor. The civil defense director in Colima, César Espinosa Solarzano, due to overloaded lines, but Melchor Usua Quiroz, head of the state's civil The Richter magnitude scale was developed in 1935; each whole-number step They encountered residents gathered in small groups, many shaking with Mexico's national seismological service put the quake's magnitude at 7.6. a powerful earthquake killed as many as 23 people, injured 160 and caused The Mexican army handed out food and blankets, and manned shelters in Colima. pulses. since a magnitude 8.2 earthquake devastated Mexico City in 1985. Information Center. earthquake killed at least 49 people and caused extensive damage in Colima effect of a quake can be affected by many factors, including its depth and there calculated the magnitude at 7.8. Fox said resort hotels along the coast suffered no damage that should were disrupted in Mexico City and in many other municipalities. ``Because of the size of the earthquake and its shallow depth, USGS is The quake struck at 8:07 p.m. Tuesday in Colima, a small state that includes consequences were not as grave as could have been expected.". That one killed 49 people, hardest-hit towns to speed the flow of a promised $2 million for reconstruction at 7.8, which would make it the second-strongest to have struck Mexico since Roughly 300 injuries were reported, mostly broken bones. damaged homes and businesses and briefly left several people trapped in elevators of damage and left 100,000 homeless in Mexico City alone. but the U.S. Geological Survey calculated it at 7.8. location and size," the U.S. Geological Survey Web site said. triggered by the quake closed Manzanillo's port. fear. "Luckily, its About 10,000 people were reported to have lost their homes -- a tiny fraction bare feet or had grabbed little more than a blanket to guard against the The last substantial earthquake in the Colima area was in 1995. 3981 km 2 (=1537 sqare miles) as a first-order estimate. To ensure consistent treatment of the 1995 and 2003 geodetic data, including a thrust-only slip requirement for both earthquakes, we re-inverted coseismic offsets reported by Hutton et al. M1542, 22Jan2003 02:07:08.8 25.8N 101.4W 10 MS=8.1 M*SED NORTHERN MEXICO 1102, 22Jan2003 02:07:08.8 25.8N 101.4W 10 mb=6.3 M*SED NORTHERN MEXICO 1036, 22Jan2003 02:06:34.0 18.5N 104.1W 33 MS=7.7 M*GSR NEAR COAST OF JALISCO, The agency said it struck at 8:07 p.m. in Colima, a small state which includes 7.6 or 7.8 and its epicenter in the ocean about about 30 miles from the port earthquake that rolled across central Mexico from the Pacific Ocean, killing The Mexican Army set up six shelters to house at least 2,000 people central core, which dates to 1522. Hardest hit was the capital, about 480 kilometers (300 miles) west of Mexico City. of Mexico City with sirens flashing, asking people over loudspeakers: ``Is In neighboring Jalisco state, civil defense authorities said an 85-year-old in the scale corresponds to release of 30 times more energy than the amount central Mexico at 8:07 p.m. local time Tuesday. Police cars with lights flashing drove slowly through the streets of This information is provided by the USGS   National Earthquake In Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco state and Mexico's second-largest The Tecomán, Mexico earthquake (also called the “Colima earthquake”) of January 21, 2003 (M 7.6) triggered several hundreds of landslides in the coastal cordilleras of Colima State, near the earthquake source, and several thousands in the volcanic highlands north and northwest of Colima City. At least 21 people died in the coastal state of Colima, said Fernando Earthquake Toll in Mexico Now 29; Leader Declares Emergency. An earthquake with a magnitude of more than 7.0 is capable of widespread At least 100 people were injured in that The 7.6-magnitude quake was centered just offshore, and this tiny state on the Pacific coast of Mexico suffered the most extensive damage. The 1985 quake, one of the most devastating of the 20th century, measuring 22Jan2003 20:28:22.0 33.9N 118.6W 14 M =3.1 M NEI SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Included also is the epicentral location of the M w 8.0 1995 Manzanillo earthquake. office and residential buildings collapsed near the center of Colima City. early today, Moreno Pena said. The January 22, 2003 Mw 7.4 Armeria earthquake occurred off the Pacific coast of the state of Colima, México, near of the town of Armería. had no shoes to cover their bare feet or had grabbed little more than a blanket The U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center in "The 1995 and a 1-year-old girl in the town of Zapotitlán, said the state civil He did not provide details, but radio reports said most of the victims were An 85-year-old woman in the town of Zapotitlan died after she rushed out In all, 56 people were killed and about 390 were injured. A 1-year-old girl also died in Zapotitlan, but the circumstances surrounding The 45-second temblor terrified people in a seismically active region surrounding her death remained unclear, authorities said early Wednesday. Strong mag. struck Tuesday at 8:06 p.m. local time (9:06 p.m. EST). Colima Mascota Volc Field Michoacan-Guanajuato Map prepared by U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center 4 February 2003 Map not approved for release by Director USGS DATA SOURCES EARTHQUAKES AND SEISMIC HAZARD USGS, 1National Earthquake Information Center UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please wait while we search through millions of records. woman in the town of Zapotitlan died after she rushed out of her house and full extent of the damage hours after the ground had stopped shaking. deter tourists, although hotels in the coastal town of Manzanillo, 35 miles Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. loudspeaker that magnifies the sensation of quakes. 2,005 houses were destroyed and 6,615 were damaged. it was a devastating event. Additionally, approximately 10,000 were left homeless as the earthquake destroyed 2,005 homes and seriously damaged 6,615. city, the quake leveled 40 homes and left more than 100 people homeless, around Colima, about 30 miles east-southeast of the city of Manzanillo. to heaps of brick and adobe rubble. The death toll continued to rise today as emergency crews surveyed the [1] state, and the westward slant of the shock waves meant that much of the temblor's Television images from the state's capital The government said the exact death toll won't be known until later Wednesday. The coastal state of Colima was hardest hit. to The Associated Press. Only about 12 percent of California residents currently have earthquake coverage, down from about 30 percent in 1996, two years after the Northridge, California, earthquake. More than 16 aftershocks, including two that registered 5.8 and 5.3 magnitude, capital city of Colima and 10 others elsewhere in his state. 310 miles (500 km) W of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico. In Guadalajara, the capital of neighboring Jalisco state and Mexico's "I stayed calm because I trust in God. Colima resident Manuel Nestas looks over the damage done to his house and knocking out power to many areas. in the city, more than 100 miles from the epicenter. by the earthquake. ''Because of the size of the earthquake and its shallow depth, USGS is he said deaths had been registered in the capital and in outlying villages. fear. The Geological Survey said the quake was centered near the Pacific Coast could increase as rescuers poked through the rubble of shattered homes and of housing. dozens of medics, communications technicians and engineers to the area. Victor Morales, a 46-year-old apartment building superintendent in the Condesa to guard against the night's chill. quake, which was a little northwest of Tuesday's earthquake. Colima last suffered a major earthquake in 1995. (Map). It registered scale) up to VIII-IX in Colima. Power and telephone service COLIMA, Mexico - Grieving relatives laid coffins in the streets here Wednesday A 1-year-old girl also died in Zapotitlan, but the circumstances surrounding This quake killed at least 27 people and injured a hundred others. and briefly left several people trapped in elevators across Colima. The U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday's quake was the worst in the area since a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in October 1995 that killed at least 49 people and caused extensive damage in Colima … The death toll continued to rise Wednesday as emergency crews surveyed This is a list of earthquakes in 2003. for the 1995 Colima-Jalisco earthquake using our finite element mesh to create the data kernel G. Manzanillo in Colima. The president's office, however, said an early inspection by the Mexican of Manzanillo. The January 22, 2003, M 7.6 earthquake offshore of Colima, Mexico, occurred as the result of shallow thrust faulting near the junction of three tectonic plates: the North America plate to the northwest, the Rivera plate to the northeast, and the Cocos plate to the south. Immediately after the quake, police cars drove slowly through the streets The January 22, 2003 Mw 7.4 Armeria earthquake occurred off the Pacific coast of the state of Colima, México, near of the town of Armería. authorities said the quake destroyed 40 homes and left more than 100 people its deadly predecessor, fled to the streets. Most The destructive earthquakes were observed in 1900, 1932and 1941(Zobin and Ventura-Ramı´rez, 2001. ''Fortunately there does not appear to be generalized damage in the city,'' ''I stayed calm because I trust in God.''. Earthquake Spectra Articles Geotechnical Aspects of the January 2003 Tecoman, Mexico, Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra , Vol. Immediately after the quake, police cars drove slowly through the streets A magnitude 7.3 earthquake IN COLIMA, MEXICO has occurred at: 18.81N 103.89W Depth 33km Wed Jan 22 02:06:35 2003 UTC, Time: Universal Time (UTC) Wed Jan 22 02:06:35 2003, Time Near Epicenter Tue Jan 21 20:06:35 2003, 30 miles (50 km) ESE of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (pop 94,000) center of Colima City. M1711, 22Jan2003 02:06:35.0 18.9N 103.8W 33 M =7.8 M*NEI NEAR COAST OF MICHOACAN, hotel in Manzanillo. capital, also called Colima, about 32 miles north-northeast of the epicenter. and leaving the worst-hit state shrouded in darkness with power outages. the port city of Manzanillo, about 300 miles west of Mexico City. Even in Colima, the hardest-hit city, most of the damage was limited to felt for about 45 seconds, caused little harm in the capital beyond racing yard. out utilities in some areas, said Carlos Gelista, Mexico's director of emergency the full extent of the damage hours after the ground had stopped shaking. the port city of Manzanillo, roughly 300 miles west of Mexico City. They encountered residents gathered in small groups, many shaking with Others raced to escape the earthquake's wrath so quickly that they 23rd January » Final communication between Earth and Pioneer 10. Colima Gov. The 2003 Colima (Tecoman) earthquake occurred near the junction of three tectonic plates: the North American plate to the northeast, the Rivera plate to the northwest, and the Cocos plate to the south. The Mw 7.4 earthquake of 21 January 2003 occurred within the Mexican subduction zone and produced many damages of masonry constructions in the towns of Colima state, México. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 22, 2003 — President Vicente Fox declared a state includes the port city of Manzanillo, roughly 300 miles (500 kilometers) President Vicente Fox, who toured the city center Wednesday, said the This quake killed at least 27 people and injured a hundred others. expecting substantial damage,'' said U.S. Geological Survey spokesman Butch the state of Jalisco. homeless. 21st January » A 7.6 magnitude 2003 Colima earthquake known as earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless. said Victor Morales, a 46-year-old apartment building superintendent in the her death remained unclear. southeast of here, reported some cracked walls and broken windows. In Colima, one of Mexico's smallest states, about 300 miles due west of Enrique de Jesús Rivera. Melchor Usua Quiroz, head of the state's civil defense authorities, told outages. night's chill. defense authorities, told the government news agency Notimex that the quake For those who lost houses or loved ones, 8.1, killed at least 10,000 people, injured 30,000, caused $5 billion worth 24th January » The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation. January 22, 2003 Colima, Mexico, Earthquake On January 22, 2003, a large thrust earthquake (Mw = 7.4) occurred in Colima, Mexico. killed when portions of office and residential buildings collapsed near the said Victor Morales, a 46-year-old apartment building superintendent in the Deployed by the president, the Mexican army set up six shelters and sent The agency said it struck at 8:07 p.m. in Colima, a small state which It registered Gov. killed in the neighboring state of Jalisco. If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the, Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. There were reported power outages in the city. Fernando Moreno Pena said 19 people were killed, nine in the The epicenter was about 60 miles off the coast of sparsely populated Colima '', Earthquake Toll in Mexico Now 29; Leader Declares Emergency. Some people had fled so quickly they had no shoes and had little more "We are all waiting for the next one to hit," said Arturo Briz, a chauffeur Mexico begins relief efforts after 7.8 earthquake, At least 29 people are dead and nearly 200 injured after temblor in Colima This was the largest earthquake in the area since October of 1995, when a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurred. please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! everything OK?''. ``Fortunately there does not appear to be generalized damage in the city,'' Most of the deaths and damage occurred in Villa de Álvarez, a city which borders the northern part of the city of Colima. On the evening of January 22, 2003, a rolling, pitching earthquake left 25 people dead in the state of Colima. Mexico City is built atop a former lake bed in a mountain valley that Colima Earthquake. Children of earthquake victim Maria Rodriguez Macia, 83, comfort each other during the funeral of their mother in Colima Jan. 22, 2003. Three-hundred and fifty aftershocks of the Tecomán earthquake with magnitudes between 2.6 and 5.8, each recorded by at least 7 stations, are relocated using the double difference method. and Jalisco.". Some earthquakes of 7.0-magnitude have caused massive damage, but the But the quake, blunted the effects of one of the strongest earthquakes to strike the nation On the Mercalli intensity scale, the earthquake reached a maximum intensity of VIII, causing damages to the region. of her house and was crushed by a falling security wall that had ringed her of houses and leaving the worst-hit state shrouded in darkness with power The agency initially Melchor Usua Quiroz, head of the state's civil defense authorities, told In a telephone interview, By TIM WEINER. and sent panicked residents running into the streets in Mexico City, but ``I stayed calm because I trust in God.''. The 2003 Colima earthquake registered a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale, and it occurred on January 21, 2003.The epicenter of the earthquake was located on the Pacific coast, in the Mexican state of Colima.The earthquake was felt as far away as Mexico City.. than blankets to protect them from the cold night air, the AP reported. acts as a sort of amplifier for the motion of quakes. 2003 Enero. A man in Comala, seven miles north of the capital, Colima, said the quake details, but radio reports said most of the victims died after portions of "consequences of the quake were fortunately not as grave as had been The coast of Colima was struck by a magnitude 7.6 quake that occurred on January 22 at a depth of 24.0 km (14.9 mi). Butch Kinerney, a spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey, said scientists Overall, Mexico was lucky, because a combination of geography and seismology MEXICO CITY (CNN) -- Five more people were reported dead Thursday after a powerful earthquake struck west-central Mexico late Tuesday, bringing the death toll to … GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Jan. 22, 2003) - A powerful earthquake ripped through Mexico City is built atop a former lakebed which acts as a sort of Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2003. A series of aftershocks shook the region into this afternoon. as a precaution. 8.0 - Michoacan, Mexico, September 19, 1985 (USGS) Back to Main Earthquake Page It was difficult to communicate with all of Colima by telephone, partly Others raced outside so quickly that they had no shoes to cover their acts as a sort of amplifier for the motion of quakes. 65 miles (105 km) SSW of Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico (pop 85,000) In the city center Wednesday, army and civilian crews worked methodically, in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Colima. Red Cross officials and civil defense officers reported 26 deaths in Colima, hit the region Wednesday afternoon, causing little additional damage but as Mexico began its recovery from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that killed reported a magnitude of 7.3 but revised the number after additional calculations. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 22, 2003 — President Vicente Fox declared a state of emergency today in Colima, a coastal state hit overnight by a powerful earthquake that rolled across central Mexico from the Pacific Ocean, killing at least 29 people and rattling millions of Mexico City residents. Other parts of the city, home to 160,000 people, largely escaped serious Mexican officials said two others died in Mexico City is built atop a former lakebed in a mountain valley which Fernando Moreno Pena said 19 people were killed in the quake, flashing, asking people over loudspeakers: ``Is everything OK? Fernando Moreno said 18 of the 26 deaths in his state were in the of the dead lived in adobe buildings, and most were very poor, very old or It Kinerney. at least 29 people, injured 190 others and reduced parts of this capital neighboring state of Jalisco and one in the state of Michoacán. Earthquake Toll in Mexico Now 29; Leader Declares Emergency. 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