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Seismic Event Dossier06:59 Local (12:59 UTC)(just now)

M 7.7 earthquake Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico

A magnitude 7.7 (MW) earthquake occurred on 1932-06-22, 06:59 local time (12:59 UTC) (just now), centered 22 km N of Manzanillo (Mexico). The hypocenter was located at a shallow depth of 25 km. Primary telemetry verified by USGS.

Historical Landmark Earthquake

#100 of All Time

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A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck ⁨Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico⁩ on June 22, 1932. Documented deaths: 75.

Documented Fatalities75Source: NOAA NCEI Significant Earthquake Database
Fault KinematicsActive fault
Equivalent Energy5.35 Mt TNT

Magnitude

MW
M 7.7

5.35 Mt TNT

Depth

25 km
25 km

shallow (Shallow crustal)

PAGER Impact

red
> 1,000 fatalities

Injuries: > 5,000 · ~80.1M felt

Interactive Epicenter & Fault Map

19.24°N, 104.38°W
Fault87 km
Active Fault Segment
Slip · ~15.0 mm/yr
Felt byMMI III+
~80.1M exposed
~7.1M strong shaking
Primary SolutionUSGS
USGS#iscgem906247reviewed
1 agencies reporting
Setting19.2°N
Mexico
Continental / Inland crustal

Seismic Activity & Aftershock Sequence

Timeline of foreshocks, main rupture, aftershocks and machine learning risk probability evolution.

M0.0M4.5M9.0100%50%0%MainshockJun 22, 04 AMJun 22, 04 PMJun 23, 04 AMJun 23, 04 PMJun 24, 04 AMJun 24, 04 PMJun 25, 04 AMJun 25, 04 PMM7.7
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<35 km (Shallow)35–70 km (Intermediate)>70 km (Deep)Mainshock

Situation Monitoring

Continuous verification
Multi-agency verification of casualties, tsunami alerts, and seismic sequence

Key facts so far

Casualties
Damage assessment in progress
Tsunami Status
No tsunami threat
NOAA PTWC & regional buoys
Citizen Felt Reports
0
No felt reports submitted
Macroseismic DYFI verification
Aftershock Sequence
Monitoring
Aftershocks expected (Omori law)
LightGBM hazard model forecast
Multi-agency seismic telemetry active. Awaiting wire headlines.

Agency Discrepancy Matrix (Cross-Network Verification)

Comparing multi-network solutions from primary and teleseismic monitoring agencies.

Network / SourceMagnitude (Scale & Diff)Depth & DiffEpicenter & Shift (Δd)ConsensusEvent ID / Data
USGS
United States Geological Survey · Global / US
M7.7(Mw)Ref
25.0 kmRef
19.24°, -104.38°Origin
Authoritative
iscgem906247

Why do agency magnitudes differ? Seismological agencies use different instrumentation networks, crustal velocity models, and mathematical magnitude scales (e.g. Moment Magnitude Mw vs Local Richter ML vs Surface Wave Ms). Differences of 0.1–0.3 are common and reflect physical observation geometry rather than errors.

Where it was felt

6 settlements

Shaking intensity is modelled from magnitude, depth and distance (GMPE attenuation), not reported by residents.

TownDistanceIntensity
Manzanillo · Colima22 kmMMI IX
Autlan · Jalisco59 kmMMI VIII
Tecoman · Colima64 kmMMI VIII
Colima · Colima70 kmMMI VIII
Ciudad Guzman · Jalisco110 kmMMI VII
Puerto Vallarta · Jalisco183 kmMMI VII

Tectonic setting

Nearest mapped active fault: Active Fault Segment, 87 km away, slip rate ~15.0 mm/yr (GEM Global Active Faults).