Magnitude 4.2 - OAXACA, MEXICO 2012 May 16 14:16:59 UTC

Magnitude 4.2 - OAXACA, MEXICO

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2012 May 16 14:16:59 UTC

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Magnitude	4.2
Date-Time	Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 14:16:59 UTC Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 09:16:59 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	16.647°N, 97.885°W
Depth	35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region	OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances	131 km (81 miles) S of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico 131 km (81 miles) WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico 180 km (111 miles) NW of Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico 335 km (208 miles) SSE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16.9 km (10.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST= 57, Nph= 57, Dmin=124.7 km, Rmss=1.23 sec, Gp=220°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2012arar

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