Terremoto moderado mag. 5.1 - Oaxaca, Mexico, jueves, 30 nov. 1978
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Terremoto moderado magnitud 5.1 at 40 km depth
Magnitud: 5.1
Profundidad: 40.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 16.007°N / 97.01°W
(México)Nearby towns and cities:
4 km al NO de La Reforma (pop: 651) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
14 km al NNO de Santa Maria Colotepec (pop: 1,370) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
17 km al NNE de Puerto Escondido (pop: 25,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
25 km al OSO de San Baltazar Loxicha (pop: 2,180) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
94 km al SSO de Ocotlan de Morelos (pop: 15,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
97 km al ONO de Crucecita (pop: 15,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
117 km al ESE de Pinotepa (pop: 29,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
117 km al SSO de Santa Cruz (pop: 67,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
122 km al SSO de Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
442 km al SSE de Ciudad de México (pop: 12,294,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.1 | 40 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | USGS |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 05 Dec 1978 06:32 UTC| M 4.7 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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