Powerful Quake Strikes Oaxaca, Mexico

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes  WSW of Oaxaca, damaging or destroying up to 1,000 homes

The mainshock was followed by at least half dozen significant aftershocks. More aftershocks could follow.

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• Oaxaca, Mexico.   A powerful quake measuring 7.4Mw struck about 160 km (100 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, at a depth of about 20km, damaging or destroying up to 1,000 homes on Oaxaca city, Mexico.

EQ Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FIRE-EARTH.

EQ Details

• Magnitude: 7.4Mw
• Date-Time:  Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 18:02:48 UTC
• Location:  16.662°N, 98.188°W
• Depth:  20 km (12.4 miles)
• Region: OAXACA, MEXICO
• Distances:
  • 136 km (84 miles) SSW of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 162 km (100 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 170 km (105 miles) SE of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
  • 322 km (200 miles) SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
• Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 15.8 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles)
• Source:   USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

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