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M4.4 earthquake near Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca

Name: M4.4 earthquake near Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca
Start: 2017-07-27T22:56:02.46+00:00
Location: 8 km NNE of Guamúchil, Mexico

3369 d ago · 27 Jul 2017, 22:56 UTC 8 km NNE of Guamúchil, Mexico

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Guamúchil, Mexico on 27 Jul 2017, 22:56 UTC at a depth of 90 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 Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza, about 40 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:41 UTC

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