1980 Oaxaca earthquake
The 1980 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on October 24 at  with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). This dip-slip shock left up to 300 dead, many injured, and about 150,000 homeless. While it was felt throughout southern Mexico and in Guatemala, damage (totaling $5 million) was focused in the Huajuapan de León region of the state of Oaxaca. See also
List of earthquakes in 1980
List of earthquakes in Mexico

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Central Mexico Earthquake, 1980
Earthquakes in Mexico
Central Mexico
October 1980 events in Mexico
1980 disasters in Mexico