The 1906 earthquakes near Socorro were the climax of a sequence of felt tremors from January of 1904 through November of 1906, with the strongest earthquakes occurring on July 12 & 16, 1906 and November 15, 1906. Although the quakes were very strongly felt and caused significant structural damage, initial reports in the eastern press (NY times, July 19, p. 1, above left) were highly sensationalistic. The mayor of Socorro quickly lead the charge to assure the nation that city had not actually been destroyed (NY Times, July 20, p. 2, above right). Remarkably, there were no reported fatalities or serious injuries.

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