USGS · 70170770
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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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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