Feeds & DataMagnitude 6.5 - OAXACA, MEXICO
2008 February 12 12:50:20 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.5 |
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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
Power outages occurred in the Tuxtla Gutierrez area. Felt (V) at Huatulco; (IV) at Jalapa, Oaxaca, San Cristobal de las Casas and Villahermosa; (III) at Huajuapan, Mexico, Puerto Escondido and Tuxtla Gutierrez. Also felt at Arriaga, Cancun, Cintalapa, Coatepec, Comitan, Cozumel, El Espinal, Etla, Mitla, Paraiso, Pochutla, Tapachula, Tehuacan, Tehuantepec, Tierra Blanca, Tuxpan, Tuxtepec, Veracruz and Xico. Felt (II) at Belize City and San Pedro, Belize. Also felt at Orange Walk and San Ignacio. Felt (II) at Guatemala, Guatemala. Also felt at Flores and Quetzaltenango.
Earthquake Maps
Scientific & Technical Information
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center:
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
