6.3 Mw - OAXACA, MEXICO

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.3 Mw
Date-Time
  • 2 Apr 2012 17:36:43 UTC
  • 2 Apr 2012 12:36:43 near epicenter
  • 2 Apr 2012 09:36:43 standard time in your timezone
Location 16.477N 98.286W
Depth 12 km
Distances
  • 27 km (17 miles) SSE (148 degrees) of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
  • 33 km (21 miles) WNW (302 degrees) of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 109 km (68 miles) SW (216 degrees) of Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 176 km (109 miles) SE (133 degrees) of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico
  • 179 km (111 miles) ESE (103 degrees) of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.0 km; Vertical 7.7 km
Parameters Nph = 379; Dmin = 329.5 km; Rmss = 1.01 seconds; Gp = 46°
M-type = Mw; Version = B
Event ID US c0008ui2

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