Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 10 December 1979 at 23:05 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 33 km depth
Magnitude: 5.2
Profondeur: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.899°N / 96.476°W
(Mexique)Nearby towns and cities:
6 km ESE de Santa Maria Tepejipana (pop: 549) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
14 km ENE de San José Piedras Negras (pop: 1,140) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
17 km N de San Pedro Pochutla (pop: 13,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
18 km ONO de Huatulco (pop: 7,410) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
22 km SSO de San Marcial Ozolotepec (pop: 1,060) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
39 km ONO de Crucecita (pop: 15,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
50 km SSE de Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz (Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz) (pop: 23,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
64 km E de Puerto Escondido (pop: 25,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
132 km SSE de Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
483 km SE de Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 5.2 | 33 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | USGS |
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