A powerful earthquake of 7.2R in OAXACA has shaken south and central Mexico, causing
people to flee buildings and office towers in the country's capital, and
setting off quake alert systems.
Crowds of people gathered on central Reforma Avenue in Mexico City as the ground shook.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's preliminary magnitude at 7.5 and said its epicenter was 2 kilometers southeast of Pinotepa in Oaxaca state. It had a depth of 43 kilometers.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in central Mexico on Sept. 19 left 228 people dead in the capital and 369 across the region.
Crowds of people gathered on central Reforma Avenue in Mexico City as the ground shook.
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's preliminary magnitude at 7.5 and said its epicenter was 2 kilometers southeast of Pinotepa in Oaxaca state. It had a depth of 43 kilometers.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in central Mexico on Sept. 19 left 228 people dead in the capital and 369 across the region.
Magnitude | Mw 7.2 |
Region | OAXACA, MEXICO |
Date time | 2018-02-16 23:39:39.5 UTC |
Location | 16.61 N ; 97.72 W |
Depth | 10 km |
Distances | 275 km S of Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico / pop: 1,591,000 / local time: 17:39:39.5 2018-02-16
118 km SW of Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico / pop: 263,000 / local time: 17:39:39.5 2018-02-16 30 km NE of Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico / pop: 5,600 / local time: 17:39:39.5 2018-02-16 |
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