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2020 Oaxaca Earthquake
23 June 2020 · Oaxaca · Mexico
On 23 June 2020 at 15:29 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Mexico (Oaxaca), at a depth of 20 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 63 km from its boundary with the Cocos Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 10 people and injured 24.
- Date
- 23 June 2020
- Time
- 15:29 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 20 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 24
- Homes Damaged
- 8,123
- Estimated Damage
- 75 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.6 m wave)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- Mexico
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20172017 Oaxaca and Chiapas Earthquake · M 8.298 deaths
- 19651965 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.86 deaths
- 19311931 Oaxaca Earthquake · M 7.9
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.74 deaths
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.8
- 1928Oaxaca · M 7.7
- 1917Near Oaxaca Coast · M 7.7
- 1903Off Coast of Guerrero · M 7.7
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth