Mag. 4.2 earthquake - Chacalapa, 2.4 km north of Chacalapa, Mexico, on Sunday, 13 October 2019 at 17:56 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 14 km depth
13 Oct 18:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.1°N / 97.56°W
(Chacalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NW of La Tona Chacalapa (pop: 70) --> See nearby quakes!
4 km (3 mi) ESE of La Luz (pop: 2,440) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) WSW of Santiago Jocotepec (pop: 1,770) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) SSW of Tepenixtlahuaca (pop: 2,550) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) SW of San Miguel Panixtlahuaca (pop: 5,680) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) SE of Jamiltepec (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) WNW of Puerto Escondido (pop: 25,900) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) ESE of Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) SW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
406 km (252 mi) SSE 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 | 14 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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