5.7 quake near Oaxaca, Mexico

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5.7 quake near Oaxaca, Mexico

#1 Postby dixiebreeze » Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:17 pm

Not much info yet, though early reports say buildings were swaying in Mexico City about 270 miles north.
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Re: 5.7 quake near Oaxaca, Mexico

#2 Postby cycloneye » Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:58 pm

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Re: 5.7 quake near Oaxaca, Mexico

#3 Postby Macrocane » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:14 pm

According to Mexico's seismological survey:

DATE: 2010-02-08
TIME: 18:47:40
LATITUDE: 15.9
LONGITUDE: -96.86
DEPTH: 37 km
MAGNITUDE: 5.8
EPICENTRE: 23 km EAST OF PUERTO ESCONDIDO, OAXACA.

http://www.ssn.unam.mx/
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