Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 1932 Jalisco earthquake occurred on June 3 at 10:36 UTC. It registered a magnitude of 8.2 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing at least 400 deaths in Mexico and neighboring Guatemala. It was the first of a series of seismic events that affected parts of western Mexico during the month of June 1932, including three earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater.The Mexican subduction zone, the Middle America Trench, is seismically active and has generated both destructive and non-destructive tsunamis. Each earthquake in the series caused significant damage, injuries, and deaths, and in each case tsunamis of various heights were generated, with the June 22 catastrophic tsunami in Cuyutlán and San Blas being described as one of the most destructive events in the region based on all available historical records.. }
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- 1932_Jalisco_earthquake abstract "The 1932 Jalisco earthquake occurred on June 3 at 10:36 UTC. It registered a magnitude of 8.2 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of X (Intense) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing at least 400 deaths in Mexico and neighboring Guatemala. It was the first of a series of seismic events that affected parts of western Mexico during the month of June 1932, including three earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater.The Mexican subduction zone, the Middle America Trench, is seismically active and has generated both destructive and non-destructive tsunamis. Each earthquake in the series caused significant damage, injuries, and deaths, and in each case tsunamis of various heights were generated, with the June 22 catastrophic tsunami in Cuyutlán and San Blas being described as one of the most destructive events in the region based on all available historical records.".