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2017 Oaxaca and Chiapas Earthquake
8 September 2017 · Oaxaca, Chiapas · Mexico
On 8 September 2017 at 04:49 UTC, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Mexico (Oaxaca, Chiapas), at a depth of 47 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 90 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 98 people and injured 251. 47,468 homes were destroyed. It is the 66th most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 8 September 2017
- Time
- 04:49 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.2
- Depth
- 47 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 98
- Injuries
- 251
- Homes Destroyed
- 47,468
- Homes Damaged
- 94,027
- Estimated Damage
- 4.0 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.7 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
- Nearest Volcano
- Volcán Tacaná (193 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20202020 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.410 deaths
- 20122012 Guatemala Earthquake · M 7.348 deaths
- 19651965 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.86 deaths
- 1950San Marcos · M 7.5
- 1935Tuxtla Gutierrez, Guatemala · M 7.3
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.7
- 1914Chiapas · M 7.5
- 1902Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas · M 7.8
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth