M8.0 earthquake near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

What happened

A magnitude 8 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Mexico on 17 Jun 1928, 03:19 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. 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 26 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.