M5.3 earthquake near Salina Cruz, Oaxaca
3855 d ago · 27 Mar 2016, 15:48 UTC 140 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 140 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico on 27 Mar 2016, 15:48 UTC at a depth of 5 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Salina Cruz, about 147 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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