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M4.5 earthquake near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

Name: M4.5 earthquake near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
Start: 2023-09-09T13:57:54.353+00:00
Location: 3 km W of Santo Domingo de Morelos, Mexico

1134 d ago · 9 Sept 2023, 13:57 UTC 3 km W of Santo Domingo de Morelos, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 3 km W of Santo Domingo de Morelos, Mexico on 9 Sept 2023, 13:57 UTC at a depth of 26 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Puerto Escondido, about 40 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 11:09 UTC

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