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4 Earthquake: Major offshore earthquakes recall the Aztec myth

Abstract

Long before the sun clears the eastern mountains of April 29, 1970, the savanna highlands of Chiapas tremble from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake centered off the Pacific coast near Mexico’s southern border. Then, for a few hours, he Isthmus of Tehuantepec is quiet.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 14.647368383896632° to 32.731840896865684° latitude; -117.158203125° to -86.6162109375° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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United States Department of Commerce. 1970. 4 Earthquake: Major offshore earthquakes recall the Aztec myth. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70170770

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