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Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 09:19 AM Mar 2013

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Oaxaca in Mexico: USGS

Source: USGS

Magnitude 5.5
Date-Time

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 13:04:48 UTC
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 07:04:48 AM at epicenter

Location 16.254°N, 98.162°W
Depth 7.6 km (4.7 miles)
Region OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances

17 km (10 miles) WSW (244°) from Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico
55 km (34 miles) SSE (150°) from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
124 km (77 miles) SSW (205°) from Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
177 km (110 miles) WSW (240°) from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
199 km (124 miles) ESE (109°) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Read more: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000fssd.php



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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Oaxaca in Mexico: USGS (Original Post) Bosonic Mar 2013 OP
Is this associated with yesterday in Gualemala which is adjacent ? dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #1
It's such a beautiful city. But it's not made for BlueToTheBone Mar 2013 #2

BlueToTheBone

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2. It's such a beautiful city. But it's not made for
Tue Mar 26, 2013, 10:55 AM
Mar 2013

earthquake survival. All those buildings will be a mess!

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