M6.5 earthquake near Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, Oaxaca
34683 d ago · 2 Nov 1931, 00:32 UTC 3 km S of Santa Catarina Cuixtla, Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Santa Catarina Cuixtla, Mexico on 2 Nov 1931, 00:32 UTC at a depth of 35 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, about 8 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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