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The 1920 Xalapa earthquake was the deadliest in Mexico's history prior to 1985—killing at least 648 people. It occurred on January 3 at 22:25 local time, during a period of political unrest in the country. Mudflows and landslides triggered by the shock destroyed buildings in rural towns across Veracruz and Puebla, causing most of the deaths. The earthquake was attributed to a shallow fault in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It measured moment magnitude 6.3–6.4 and had a hypocenter depth of <15 km (9.3 mi). The Mexican government took immediate action in the aftermath—providing assistance and establishing communication services. Severely damaged towns including Xalapa were reconstructed while others had to be abandoned. Help to survivors also came from civil society groups, civilians, and

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  • 1920 Xalapa earthquake (en)
  • Terremoto de Quimixtlán de 1920 (es)
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  • El terremoto de Quimixtlán, conocido como el Terremoto de Xalapa fue un terremoto que tuvo fecha el 3 de enero de 1920 con epicentro en el municipio de Quimixtlán, Puebla, es el tercer terremoto más mortífero que se haya registrado en México con una magnitud de 6,4 grados richter, afectando más a Quimixtlán y a la Ciudad de Xalapa y dejando 650 muertos, pero otros datos oficiales, incluso científicos de la UNAM hablan de más de 2,000 muertos. (es)
  • The 1920 Xalapa earthquake was the deadliest in Mexico's history prior to 1985—killing at least 648 people. It occurred on January 3 at 22:25 local time, during a period of political unrest in the country. Mudflows and landslides triggered by the shock destroyed buildings in rural towns across Veracruz and Puebla, causing most of the deaths. The earthquake was attributed to a shallow fault in the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. It measured moment magnitude 6.3–6.4 and had a hypocenter depth of <15 km (9.3 mi). The Mexican government took immediate action in the aftermath—providing assistance and establishing communication services. Severely damaged towns including Xalapa were reconstructed while others had to be abandoned. Help to survivors also came from civil society groups, civilians, and (en)
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  • 1920 Xalapa earthquake (en)
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