M5.2 earthquake near Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico on 15 Sept 2016, 13:46 UTC at a depth of 51 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Matías Romero Avendaño, about 31 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.