Mag. 4.2 earthquake - Plan de San Miguel, 1.9 km north of Plan de San Miguel, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 28 August 2017 at 05:41 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 61 km depth
28 Aug 06:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 20 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 61.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.22°N / 97.61°W
(Plan de San Miguel, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Pico de Orizaba (97 km / 60 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NNW of Plan de San Miguel (pop: 477) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) WSW of San Gabriel Chilac (Puebla) (pop: 12,100) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) SW of Tehuacan (Puebla) (pop: 248,700) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) WSW of San Francisco Altepexi (Altepexi, Puebla) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) WSW of Zinacatepec (Puebla) (pop: 15,600) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (26 mi) WSW of Ajalpan (Puebla) (pop: 28,000) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) E of Acatlan de Osorio (Acatlán de Osorio, Puebla) (pop: 16,300) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (31 mi) NNE of Ciudad de Huajuapan de Leon (pop: 53,000) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) NW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
209 km (130 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 61 km | PUEBLA, MEXICO | EMSC |
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