Abstract
A SEVERE earthquake shook more than 20,000 square miles of territory in northern Mexico on April 15, causing much damage to property, and, it is feared, a heavy death roll. Full details are as yet lacking, but preliminary facts may be given. The States most affected were Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Puebla and Tlaxcala, the isoseismals apparently being elongated in an east-west direction. The epicentre may have been in the neighbourhood of Chilpancingo, though very great ‘damage was done to the city of Colima, capital of the State of Colima, 275 miles west of Mexico City. In Colima the homes of approximately 10,000 people have been reported destroyed. There were damage and loss of life also at other towns, including Guadalajara and Manzanillo, and as far east as Maltrata in the State of Vera Cruz. Mexico City was only slightly affected. At the same time, the volcano near Colima erupted, setting fire to forests. These fires further threatened Colima.
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Earthquake in Mexico. Nature 147, 507–508 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147507d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/147507d0