Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - San Miguel Chimalapa, Oaxaca, 6.4 km northeast of Las Conchas, Mexico, on Saturday, 3 August 2019 at 12:40 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 80 km depth
3 Aug 13:01 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 21 minutes.
Date & time: 3 Aug 2019 12:40:31 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 80.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.7°N / 94.67°W
(San Miguel Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (170 km / 106 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) NE of Palo Colorado (pop: 263) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) NNE of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (23 mi) N of Las Amilpas (pop: 8,800) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) ESE of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) NE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) ENE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) NE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) NE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
222 km (138 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
561 km (348 mi) ESE 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 | 80 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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Santa María Huatulco (Mexico, 189 km SW of epicenter) : A quick rumble...dogs alerted and barked. No damage. (reported through EMSC)
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