Mag. 4.5 earthquake - José María Morelos, 2.1 km northeast of José Maria Morelos, Santa Maria Huazolotitlan, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday, 13 October 2019 at 04:52 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 37 km depth
13 Oct 05:03 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 11 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 61.0 to 37.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 61.0 to 37.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 37.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.22°N / 97.92°W
(José María Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
0 km (0 mi) ESE of Cerro el Chivo (pop: 169) --> See nearby quakes!
2 km (1 mi) NNE of José Maria Morelos (pop: 2,330) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) S of San Andrés Huaxpaltepec (pop: 4,150) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) SW of Jamiltepec (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) SE of Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Agustin Chayuco (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSE of Pinotepa de Don Luis (pop: 5,690) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) E of Corralero (pop: 1,740) --> See nearby quakes!
158 km (98 mi) SW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
379 km (236 mi) SSE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
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 | 37 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | GFZ |
| M 4.7 | 40 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 4.7 | 35 km | 2km SE of Santa Maria Huazolotitlan, Mexico | USGS |
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