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nadinbrzezinski

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25. Aftershock
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 01:58 PM
Mar 2012

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
5.1
Date-Time
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 18:35:40 UTC
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 12:35:40 PM at epicenter
Location
16.527°N, 98.100°W
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
OAXACA, MEXICO
Distances
25 km (15 miles) NNW (340°) from Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico
38 km (24 miles) ESE (116°) from Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
94 km (58 miles) SSW (209°) from Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico
158 km (98 miles) WSW (249°) from Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico
197 km (122 miles) E (100°) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 16.5 km (10.3 miles); depth +/- 2.1 km (1.3 miles)
Parameters
NST=170, Nph=171, Dmin=330.6 km, Rmss=1.25 sec, Gp=155°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=9
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0008m7e
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puts it close to Puerto Escondido? ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #1
No, farther north I think... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #4
Where is Malia Obama? n/t malaise Mar 2012 #2
In Oaxaca. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #5
How do you know either of those things? Renew Deal Mar 2012 #7
I just posted in the thread the usgs data nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #10
Oh crap! Hadn't thought of that. Hope she's safe. nolabear Mar 2012 #9
It looks like Oaxaca is near the epicenter Renew Deal Mar 2012 #12
Oh, no. EFerrari Mar 2012 #14
Communication lines seem to be down nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #21
She'd better be malaise Mar 2012 #23
Here nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #3
thanks for the detail... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #6
That far away should be safe - maybe they felt it. jwirr Mar 2012 #44
Oh shit, the communications tower must have gone down again nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #8
How do you know she is coming home? Renew Deal Mar 2012 #11
Call it a sneaky nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #13
Whats a sneaky? Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #45
Suspicion nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #46
Thanks malaise Mar 2012 #26
One tip for trying to contact people after earthquakes and such jeff47 Mar 2012 #33
The system is not overloaded nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #35
So that's why my monitor wobbled a little snooper2 Mar 2012 #15
Where are you? Renew Deal Mar 2012 #16
outside Dallas snooper2 Mar 2012 #17
And you felt the earthquake? Renew Deal Mar 2012 #19
not my body, but I swear my monitor moved snooper2 Mar 2012 #20
We had a little jumper nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #22
Map of Location for Epicenter ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2012 #18
Free clue to our breathless media nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #24
Aftershock nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #25
Mexican government is placing this one at 7.8 in the Richter scale nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #27
Media reporting surprisingly little damage or injury. cbayer Mar 2012 #28
The construction standards, especially after 1985 nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #29
Some damage trickles in nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #30
Good news malaise Mar 2012 #31
On Malia and what she might be seeing nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #32
Some boring photos of people milling around nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #34
Well just put on mexican news. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #36
Ok from the mayor of the city nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #37
As expected, near the epicenter nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #38
Well this is extremely good news nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #39
Telephone lines are saturated. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #40
Well managed to get through nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #41
Damage still minimal? n/t malaise Mar 2012 #42
Yup nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #43
Great news malaise Mar 2012 #47
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