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M4.6 earthquake near Salina Cruz, Oaxaca

Name: M4.6 earthquake near Salina Cruz, Oaxaca
Start: 2017-09-08T06:08:48.42+00:00
Location: 88 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico

3326 d ago · 8 Sept 2017, 06:08 UTC 88 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 88 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico on 8 Sept 2017, 06:08 UTC at a depth of 49 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 Salina Cruz, about 107 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:43 UTC

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