1907 Oaxaca earthquake

The epicentre is placed about 2 km from Teojomulco in Oaxaca, and the event carries a maximum intensity of VIII in compiled lists for that year. Some catalogues assign it to Guerrero rather than Oaxaca.

Origin time (UTC)

1907-04-15T06:08

Magnitude

7.8

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

30

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem16957951

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: mexico, oaxaca, guerrero, 1907

Coordinates: 16.606, -97.246

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Mexico and Central America from 1900 to 1969

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