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7.6 Mw – OAXACA, MEXICO

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.6 Mw
Date-Time
  • 20 Mar 2012 18:02:48 UTC
  • 20 Mar 2012 12:02:48 near epicenter
  • 20 Mar 2012 10:02:48 standard time in your timezone
Location 16.662N 98.187W
Depth 17 km
Distances
  • 25 km (16 miles) E (95 degrees) of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
  • 42 km (26 miles) NNW (335 degrees) of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 86 km (54 miles) SW (219 degrees) of Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 162 km (101 miles) WSW (255 degrees) of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 186 km (115 miles) E (96 degrees) of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.8 km; Vertical 6.5 km
Parameters Nph = 440; Dmin = 312.8 km; Rmss = 0.88 seconds; Gp = 79°
M-type = Mw; Version = 9
Event ID US c0008m6h

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