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Las Joyas Destination Guide

Explore Las Joyas in Mexico

Las Joyas in the region of Jalisco is a town in Mexico - some 331 mi or ( 532 km ) West of Mexico City , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Las Joyas

Current time in Las Joyas is now 04:00 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Mexico City " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zacatecas, Tepic, San Luis Potosí, Palo Blanco, and Morelia. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zacatecas . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Las Joyas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Jalisco 2009 117

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Shot in sepia, trying to get a rustic feel ..

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Interesting facts about this location

1932 Jalisco earthquake

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.50 -104.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1932 earthquakes, 1932 in Mexico, 20th-century tsunamis, History of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Megathrust earthquakes in Mexico