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M4.2 earthquake near Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca

Name: M4.2 earthquake near Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
Start: 2017-09-23T14:01:35.05+00:00
Location: 5 km WNW of Santa Rosa, Mexico

3311 d ago · 23 Sept 2017, 14:01 UTC 5 km WNW of Santa Rosa, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Santa Rosa, Mexico on 23 Sept 2017, 14:01 UTC at a depth of 81 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 Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, about 10 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTC

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