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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem908744
USGS iscgem908744

17 Jun 1928, 04:19

15 km ESE of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Mexico

A magnitude 8 mw earthquake at 20 km depth.

Depth20 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated25 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 15 km ESE of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Mexico?

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16.065000, -96.944000

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M 7.51

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908744
Coordinates
16.065, -96.944
Network
iscgem
Significance
982