M4.8 earthquake near Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, Oaxaca
3742 d ago · 19 Jul 2016, 20:01 UTC 1 km S of Santa Catarina Loxicha, Mexico
What happened
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 1 km S of Santa Catarina Loxicha, Mexico on 19 Jul 2016, 20:01 UTC at a depth of 27 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 Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, about 35 km away in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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17 Oct 2026, 08:15 UTC
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