4.5 Earthquake rattles Oaxaca Mexico, March 28, 2012

Posted on March 28, 2012 • Filed under: Earthquake, Mexico, TRAVEL

Magnitude 4.5 – OAXACA, MEXICO SOURCE USGS
2012 March 28 05:39:40 UTC
Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 05:39:40 UTC
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 11:39:40 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 16.436°N, 97.821°W
Depth 9.4 km (5.8 miles)
Region OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances 135 km (83 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
154 km (95 miles) S of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico
162 km (100 miles) WNW of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico
359 km (223 miles) SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 27.2 km (16.9 miles); depth +/- 6 km (3.7 miles)
Parameters NST=104, Nph=109, Dmin=350.7 km, Rmss=1.81 sec, Gp=198°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A
Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0008rc4
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