Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - San Antonio, 10.3 km north of San Juan Colorado, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2018-05-28 00:08:59 -06:00

Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - San Antonio, 10.3 km north of San Juan Colorado, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2018-05-28 00:08:59 -06:00

Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 49 km depth

28 May 06:38 UTC: First to report: USGS after 29 minutes.
Date & time: 28 May 2018 06:08:59 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 2018-05-28 00:08:59 -06:00
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 49.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.5494°N / 97.9267°W (San Antonio, Oaxaca, Mexico)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (2 mi) NNE of San Antonio Carrizo (pop: 98) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) NNE of Pinotepa de Don Luis (pop: 5,690) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) E of San Antonio Tepetlapa (pop: 2,620) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) ESE of San Pedro Amuzgos (pop: 4,930) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) N of San Andrés Huaxpaltepec (pop: 4,150) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NNE of Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) NNW of Jamiltepec (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (33 mi) ESE of Ometepec (Guerrero) (pop: 24,100) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) WSW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
345 km (214 mi) SSE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.349 km- 14km N of Pinotepa de Don Luis, MexicoUSGS

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346.1 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Light lamps movement. Almost felt at 4th floor (reported through our app)
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