Friday, May 17, 1996 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Mexico the Friday, May 17, 1996 at 17:48 with a magnitude of 4. The closest city with more than 15.000 habitants is Las Margaritas (Mexico - MX). The epicenter is located at longitude -91.247 and latitude 16.242. 79.62 km from Ovalle.
| Magnitude | 4 |
| Alert | |
| Depth ? | 50 |
| Nst ? | |
| Dmin ? | |
| Dmin ? |
| Location | Las Margaritas |
| Chiapas | |
| Las Margaritas | |
| Mexico (mx)) |
Earthquake Map 5/17/1996 5:48:55 PM
Closest cities
Closest cities near the epicenter
| Frontera Comalapa | 41.84 km |
| Comitán | 58.04 km |
| Motozintla | 58.92 km |
| Mapastepec | 64.16 km |
| Las Margaritas | 73.80 km |
| Huixtla | 78.84 km |
| Pijijiapan | 80.35 km |
| Jacaltenango | 85.08 km |
| San Cristóbal de las Casas | 99.56 km |
| Tapachula | 107.10 km |
Biggest cities
Closest cities with Population over 100,000
| Las Margaritas | 73.80 km |
| San Cristóbal de las Casas | 99.56 km |
| Tapachula | 107.10 km |
| Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 119.83 km |
| Quetzaltenango | 152.97 km |
| San Juan Sacatepéquez | 233.72 km |
| Villahermosa | 241.91 km |
| Mixco | 242.90 km |
| Guatemala City | 249.93 km |
| Escuintla | 250.08 km |
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