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Tremor of magnitude 4.7 felt in Oaxaca, Mexico

1/11/2020, 3:20:19 PM

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 shook the state of Oaxaca on the morning of this Saturday, around 8:22 am (local time in Mexico), according to reports from the United States Geological Survey (USGS, p ...

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Pinotepa of Don Luis. Credit: Google Maps

(CNN Spanish) - An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 shook the state of Oaxaca on the morning of this Saturday, around 8:22 am (local time in Mexico), according to reports from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in English).

The seismic focus was located 26.3 kilometers deep and the epicenter was located 17 kilometers north of Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico.

Thus the National Seismological Report of Mexico reported this telluric movement:

SISMO Magnitude 5.1 Loc 28 km SOUTHWEST of NATIONAL PINOTEPA, OAX 01/11/20 08:22:03 Lat 16.26 Lon -98.30 Pf 8 km pic.twitter.com/o4pwn5zCRK

- National Seismologist (@SismologicoMX) January 11, 2020

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Oaxaca Tremor