| 1965 Oaxaca earthquake | |
| Timestamp: | 1965-08-23 19:46:04 |
| Isc-Event: | 854871 |
| Anss-Url: | iscgem854871 |
| Local-Time: | 13:46:04 |
| Magnitude: | 7.5 |
| Depth: | 12 km |
| Location: | 15.38°N -96.12°W |
| Casualties: | 6 dead |
The 1965 Oaxaca earthquake occurred in Mexico on August 23 at with a moment magnitude of 7.5. Five people were reported dead in Mexico City and one in Oaxaca. There was an anomalous change in seismic activities before the earthquake. There was a quiescent stage from late 1963 to mid-1964, and it was followed by a renewal of seismic activities before the main shock. This earthquake was a shallow thrust earthquake in the interplate subduction zone, in which the Cocos Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate.[1]