As a result of the two tectonic plates that join the Gulf of California, Sonora is a seismic state, although not with the intensity of Mexico City and the center of the Republic.
But on May 3, 1887, in Bavispe, an earthquake was recorded with an estimated magnitude of 8 degrees, which was felt in the south of the state, in Phoenix, Arizona and Chihuahua, shared Ignacio Lagarda, chronicler of Hermosillo.
The earthquake not only devastated this town and others in the region, he mentioned, but also around 30 people lost their lives and left a fracture in the earth.
And that had its origin in a seismic activity that is difficult to explain, but that has nothing to do with what I just told you before, but with other seismic systems that exist in the high sierra and the earthquake caused a fracture about 25 kilometers long in the southern region of Agua Prieta, colonia Oaxaca, which was called the Pitaycachi Fault.
Those who suffered the most from this phenomenon, said the historian, were the church of Bavispe and the adobe houses that collapsed, while the horrified residents claimed that it was God, hell or the end of the world.
Is There a Possibility of Earthquakes in Sonora?
The geologist also said that, at present, there is the possibility that another large earthquake will be registered in Sonora and that it could also cause serious damage, but it is unknown where and when.
There is a possibility, yes, there is a permanent danger of seismic activity because the center of the Gulf of California is separated by this plate from the peninsula and at any moment there could be a major earthquake or there could never be one or for many millions of years.
Ignacio Lagarda pointed out that the San Andreas fault would not be the cause of a future earthquake, in addition, the movements are felt further south in the state, because the ground is looser in that region, while Hermosillo is more rocky, so in the capital there is less possibility of movements.
Source: nmas
