The area affected by moderate seismic intensities is about four times greater for the normal fault events compared to those on the plate interface and the peak horizontal acceleration is also higher in most cases.

[1] Early reporting from the Los Angeles Times described the city of Oaxaca as being in ruins.

[6] Messages were said to be fragmented coming over damaged communication systems as a result of telegraph lines having been knocked down.

[5] The town of Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, located between Oaxaca and the coast, was reported to be completely destroyed.

[8] After having returned to Mexico City, Eisenstein reported on the deaths of 71 persons in Guelatova while attending a fiesta in a church there.