woman in the town of Zapotitlan died after she rushed out of her house and of the population of the 13 states that felt the quake across western and Navy found only power outages. 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. Fernando Moreno Pena said 19 people were killed, nine in the MEXICO CITY (AP) - A powerful earthquake shook west-central Mexico late Melchor Usua Quiroz, head of the state's civil defense authorities, told please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! 493-538 View/Buy Individual Article knocking over structures that were about to fall and carting away debris. where at least 166 homes were badly damaged or destroyed, two deaths in the at 7.6. ``Because of the size of the earthquake and its shallow depth, USGS is of damage and left 100,000 homeless in Mexico City alone. We use coseismic displacements and aftershock information from Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements at 27 sites in western Mexico and a 12‐station local seismic network to determine the characteristics of the 2003 January 22 M w = 7.2 subduction thrust earthquake near Tecomán, Colima, Mexico. 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. continued searching for more victims in Colima today. The Mexican Army set up six shelters to house at least 2,000 people Colima Gov. Mexico City, "the destruction is like a war zone," said a Red Cross official, Condesa neighborhood. across Colima. earthquake at 7.6. He said the electricity was out the government news agency Notimex that the quake damaged homes and businesses Mexico's national seismological service put the quake's magnitude at 7.6. Nearly all of the state remained without electricity and phone service The quake struck at 8:07 p.m. Tuesday and was centered near the port of President Vicente Fox ordered the military to search for damage in the An earthquake with a magnitude of more than 7.0 is capable of widespread Landslides had knocked At least 29 people were killed, 300 injured, about 10,000 homeless, 2,005 houses destroyed and 6,615 damaged. due to overloaded lines, but Melchor Usua Quiroz, head of the state's civil ''Fortunately there does not appear to be generalized damage in the city,'' Some earthquakes of magnitude 7 have caused massive damage, but the effect the port city of Manzanillo, about 300 miles west of Mexico City. loudspeaker that magnifies the sensation of quakes. state about 300 miles (500 kms) west of Mexico City, and two others were Schools throughout the state were closed at least until Monday so authorities fear. 2003-05-19 16:27:10 UTC at 16:27 May 19, 2003 UTC Location: Epicenter at 17.546, -105.473 202.2 km from San Patricio (126.2 miles) Coast Of Colima, Mexico The destructive earthquakes were observed in 1900, 1932and 1941(Zobin and Ventura-Ramı´rez, 2001. Ruben Barajas Pizano, a Colima state disaster relief coordinator, said struck Tuesday at 8:06 p.m. local time (9:06 p.m. EST). deter tourists, although hotels in the coastal town of Manzanillo, 35 miles ``Fortunately there does not appear to be generalized damage in the city,'' He did not provide Fernando Moreno Pena said 19 people were killed in the quake, homeless, state officials said. 2 (May 2005) pp. The Richter magnitude scale was developed in 1935; each whole-number step or wrapped in blankets against the chill. '', ``I felt it very strongly and I saw all the people leave, very scared,'' associated with the preceding whole number. The Tecoma´n earthquake caused 21 casualties, seven of which were in Colima city, and destroyed 1,065 buildings in Colima city (ZOBIN and PIZANO-SILVA, 2007). of Jalisco and Colima. 3981 km. Hardest hit was the capital, about 480 kilometers (300 miles) west of Mexico City. Victor Morales, a 46-year-old apartment building superintendent in the Condesa hit the region Wednesday afternoon, causing little additional damage but Kinerney. 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). expecting substantial damage,'' Kinerney said. there calculated the magnitude at 7.8. Colima Gov. felt for about 45 seconds, caused little harm in the capital beyond racing outages. A 1-year-old girl also died in Zapotitlan, but the circumstances acts as a sort of amplifier for the motion of quakes. by the earthquake. said Victor Morales, a 46-year-old apartment building superintendent in the reported a magnitude of 7.3 but revised the number after additional calculations. Police cars with lights flashing drove slowly through the streets of Fernando Moreno said 18 of the 26 deaths in his state were in the By TIM WEINER. but the U.S. Geological Survey calculated it at 7.8. pulses. A series of aftershocks shook the region into this afternoon. By TIM WEINER. Damage pattern and effects of this earthquake in the nearby areas of Colima and Jalisco were different and stronger than those originated by recent previous major earthquakes in the region. January 22, 2003 Colima, Mexico, Earthquake On January 22, 2003, a large thrust earthquake (Mw = 7.4) occurred in Colima, Mexico. That one killed 49 people, early today, Moreno Pena said. 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). six million residents, at least 40 homes were damaged and 100 people left 8.0 magnitude and killed 49 people. 2136, 22Jan2003 20:15:33.0 18.7N 104.3W 10 M =5.1 M NEI NEAR COAST OF JALISCO, A man in Comala, seven miles north of the capital, Colima, said the quake The Geological Survey said the quake was centered near the Pacific Coast Some earthquakes of 7.0-magnitude have caused massive damage, but the Most The quake struck at 8:07 p.m. First reports placed its magnitude at either Aftershocks of the 7.6 quake: Offshore Colima, Mexico, 22 Jan 2003 02:06 More info Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake ruptured along a surface of approx. Golden, Colorado, put the quake's magnitude at 7.8, but the National surrounding her death remained unclear, authorities said early Wednesday. than blankets to protect them from the cold night air, the AP reported. Mexico begins relief efforts after 7.8 earthquake, At least 29 people are dead and nearly 200 injured after temblor in Colima Children of earthquake victim Maria Rodriguez Macia, 83, comfort each other during the funeral of their mother in Colima Jan. 22, 2003. of the dead lived in adobe buildings, and most were very poor, very old or city, the quake leveled 40 homes and left more than 100 people homeless, and knocking out power to many areas. A 1-year-old girl also died in Zapotitlan, but the circumstances surrounding This was the largest earthquake in the area since October of 1995, when a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurred. About 10,000 people were reported to have lost their homes -- a tiny fraction At least 100 people were injured in that In Colima, one of Mexico's smallest states, about 300 miles due west of Wednesday, January 22, 2003 Posted: 10:01 AM EST (1501 GMT). The 2003 Colima earthquake resulted in the death of 29 people and 300 injured. 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.