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M4.8 earthquake near Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca

Name: M4.8 earthquake near Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca
Start: 2017-03-18T10:37:44.34+00:00
Location: 13 km E of San Juan Mazatlán, Mexico

3500 d ago · 18 Mar 2017, 10:37 UTC 13 km E of San Juan Mazatlán, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 13 km E of San Juan Mazatlán, Mexico on 18 Mar 2017, 10:37 UTC at a depth of 99 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Matías Romero Avendaño, about 33 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:33 UTC

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