Mag. 4.5 earthquake - Santa Maria Huazolotitlan, 14 km east of Pinotepa Nacional, Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2019-11-05 20:12:42 -06:00 -
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 28 km depth
6 Nov 02:38 UTC: First to report: USGS after 25 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2019-11-05 20:12:42 -06:00
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 28.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.2973°N / 97.9346°W

Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) WSW of Barrio Chico (pop: 103) --> See nearby quakes!
2 km (2 mi) WSW of Santa Maria Huazolotitlan (pop: 4,760) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) N of José Maria Morelos (pop: 2,330) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) W of Jamiltepec (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) SSW of San Lorenzo (pop: 2,080) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (8 mi) ESE of Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) SSE of Pinotepa de Don Luis (pop: 5,690) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (41 mi) SE of Ometepec (Guerrero) (pop: 24,100) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) SW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
370 km (230 mi) SSE of Mexiko (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
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 | 28 km | 1km N of Santa Maria Huazolotitlan, Mexico | USGS |
M 4.5 | 28 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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Ciudad de México (381.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Percepción muy ligero de objetos colgantes (reported through our app)
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