M4.8 earthquake near Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca
3736 d ago · 26 Jul 2016, 01:22 UTC 29 km SSW of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico on 26 Jul 2016, 01:22 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Pinotepa Nacional, about 46 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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