What is 1959 Coatzacoalcos earthquake?
{{orphan|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox earthquake |title = 1959 Coatzacoalcos earthquake |map2 = {{Location map | Mexico | label = | lat = 18.22 | long = -94.42 | mark = Bullseye1.png | marksize = 40 | position = top | width = 250 | float = right | caption = | relief = yes}} |timestamp = 1959-08-26 08:25:37 |isc-event = 882734 |anss-url = iscgem882734 |local-date = 26 August 1959 |local-time = 02:25:37 [[Central Time Zone|CST]] |type = [[Thrust fault|Thrust]] |aftershocks = August 26: 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 9:30 pm<br/>August 27: 3:45 am |duration = |magnitude = 6.4 {{M|w|link=y}} |depth = {{convert|21.0|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} |location = {{coord|18.22|N|94.42|W}} |countries affected = Mexico |damages = |intensity = {{MMI|8}} |casualties = 25 dead, 200 injured }}The '''1959 Coatzacoalcos earthquake''', also known as '''Jáltipan earthquake''', hit at 02:25 local time on 26 August 1959, in [[Veracruz]], [[Mexico]]. A [[Richter scale|magnitude]] of 6.4 was given at a depth of {{cvt|21|km}}, and had a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Modified Mercalli]] intensity was VIII (''Severe''). The epicenter of this earthquake was right off the coast of Coatzacoalcos in the Gulf of Mexico. It caused damage to several cities, including Acayucan, Coatzacoalcos, Jáltipan, and Minatitlán. 25 peoples died of the earthquake, and around 200 people were injured.<ref>{{citation|author=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS)|title=Significant Earthquake Database|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/4201|year=1959|type=Data Set|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center, [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]}}</ref> This area doesn't usually have big earthquakes. Most of Mexico's earthquakes happen along the Middle America Trench on the southwest coast. But sometimes, on the eastern side near the Gulf of Mexico, there are earthquakes, although they're not as common as in places closer to Veracruz. These earthquakes in the Gulf area happen because of p