Feeds & DataMagnitude 6.4 - OAXACA, MEXICO
2008 February 12 12:50:20 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.4 |
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| Location | 16.409°N, 94.165°W |
| Depth | 99.6 km (61.9 miles) |
| Region | OAXACA, MEXICO |
| Distances | 70 km (40 miles) WNW of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico 105 km (65 miles) ENE of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico 445 km (275 miles) WNW of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala 620 km (385 miles) ESE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles); depth +/- 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Parameters | Nph=195, Dmin=752.5 km, Rmss=1.02 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9 |
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| Event ID | us2008niat |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Buildings swayed at Mexico. Electric power was cut off in the Tuxtla Gutierrez area. Felt (V) at Huatulco; (IV) at Oaxaca, Villahermosa and Jalapa; (III) at Huajuapan, Mexico, Puerto Escondido and Tuxtla Gutierrez. Also felt at Arriaga, Cintalapa, Coatepec, Comitan, El Espinal, Etla, Mitla, Paraiso, Pochutla, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Tapachula, Tehuacan, Tierra Blanca, Tuxpan, Tuxtepec, Veracruz and Xico. Felt at Belize, San Ignacio and San Pedro, Belize. Felt at Flores, Guatemala and Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.
Earthquake Maps
Scientific & Technical Information
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
