Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Río Salado, 16 km southwest of Teotitlan, Teotitlan de Flores Magon, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday, 24 July 2016 at 15:20 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 70 km depth
24 Jul 18:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 4 hours.
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 70.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.06°N / 97.2°W
(Río Salado, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Pico de Orizaba (108 km / 67 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
8 km (5 mi) ENE of Mahuizapa (pop: 28) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) WSW of Teotitlan (pop: 7,600) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSW of Coxcatlan (Coxcatlán, Puebla) (pop: 6,300) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) S of Zinacatepec (Puebla) (pop: 15,600) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) S of Ajalpan (Puebla) (pop: 28,000) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) SSE of San Francisco Altepexi (Altepexi, Puebla) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) SSE of Tehuacan (Puebla) (pop: 248,700) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) ENE of Ciudad de Huajuapan de Leon (pop: 53,000) --> See nearby quakes!
122 km (76 mi) NNW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
254 km (158 mi) SE of Mexiko (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 70 km | OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
| M 4.5 | 70 km | - 12km SW of San Gabriel Casa Blanca, Mexico | USGS |
| M 4.4 | 79 km | Central Mexico | GFZ |
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149.6 km NW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Fuerte (reported through our app)
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Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Río Salado, 16 km southwest of Teotitlan, Teotitlan de Flores Magon, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday, 24 July 2016 at 15:20 (GMT)
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