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M 4.6 - OAXACA, MEXICO - 2015-03-18 15:14:12 UTC
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Magnitude | mb 4.6 | Region | OAXACA, MEXICO | Date time | 2015-03-18 15:14:12.4 UTC | Location | 16.33 N ; 98.14 W | Depth | 54 km | Distances | 301 km S of Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico / pop: 1,590,256 / local time: 09:14:12.4 2015-03-18
171 km SW of Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico / pop: 262,566 / local time: 09:14:12.4 2015-03-18
13 km W of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico / pop: 25,669 / local time: 09:14:12.4 2015-03-18
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Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist
References for tectonic plate boundaries:
Coffin, M.F., Gahagan, L.M., and Lawver, L.A., 1998, Present-day Plate Boundary Digital Data Compilation. University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Technical Report No. 174, pp. 5.
Maps view: Seismicity from the previous 7 days in the area . |
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Regional instrumental seismicity



This seismicity maps have been generated by concatenating the ISC catalogue (since 1964), the EMSC Euro-Med Bulletin catalogue and the EMSC Real Time catalogue. Therefore, they show the seismicity from 1964 until the earthquake occurrence.
Regional deadly earthquakes from 1500 to origin time
Date |
Long. |
Lat. |
Mag. |
Death |
Location |
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1784-03-24 | -99.5 | 16.5 | ? | many | NEAR COAST OF GUERRERO, MEXICO |
1870-05-17 | -97.0 | 17.0 | ? | 102 | OAXACA, MEXICO |
1902-01-16 | -99.5 | 17.6 | ? | 300 | GUERRERO, MEXICO |
1931-01-15 | -96.7 | 16.0 | 7.9 | 68 | OAXACA, MEXICO |
1937-07-26 | -97.5 | 18.8 | 7.7 | 34 | PUEBLA REGION, MEXICO |
1957-07-28 | -99.2 | 16.4 | 7.5 | 160 | NEAR COAST OF GUERRERO, MEXICO |
1962-05-19 | -99.5 | 17.2 | 7.1 | 30 | GUERRERO, MEXICO |
1973-08-28 | -96.5 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 600 | OAXACA-VERACRUZ BORDER, MEXICO |
1980-10-24 | -98.2 | 18.2 | 6.8 | 65 | PUEBLA REGION, MEXICO |
1999-09-30 | -96.9 | 16.1 | 7.5 | 35 | OAXACA, MEXICO |
2010-06-30 | -97.7 | 16.5 | 6.3 | 1 | OAXACA, MEXICO |
2011-12-11 | -99.8 | 18.1 | 6.7 | 2 | GUERRERO, MEXICO |
2012-03-20 | -98.2 | 16.7 | 7.4 | 2 | GUERRERO, MEXICO |
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