Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 1.6 km north of El Espinal, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Friday, 15 November 2019 at 03:39 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 103 km depth
15 Nov 03:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 103.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.5°N / 95.04°W
(El Espinal, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (215 km / 134 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) NE of La Esperanza (Quinta la Esperanza) (pop: 34) --> See nearby quakes!
2 km (1 mi) N of El Espinal (pop: 7,820) --> See nearby quakes!
7 km (5 mi) NNW of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) SE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) WSW of La Ventosa (pop: 4,880) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) NE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NNE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) S of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) ESE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
541 km (336 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 | 103 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico, 8 km S of epicenter) : Sacudida fuerte (reported through EMSC)
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