Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 106 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Wednesday, 9 October 2019 at 23:25 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 16 km depth
9 Oct 23:41 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
Date & time: 9 Oct 2019 23:25:00 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.3°N / 94.81°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
102 km (63 mi) S of Barrio Nuevo (pop: 33) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) SSE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (76 mi) SSE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (76 mi) SSE of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
128 km (80 mi) S of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) S of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) SW of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) SW of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (89 mi) SSE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
649 km (403 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 | 16 km | Off Coast Of Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
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