M4.2 earthquake near Ciudad de Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of San Miguel Ixitlán, Mexico on 24 Jul 2018, 12:48 UTC at a depth of 65 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 Ciudad de Huajuapan de León, about 26 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.