Mag. 4.2 earthquake - Rancho el Llano, 1.8 km north of Rancho el Llano, San Blas Atempa, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Thursday, 21 November 2019 at 04:09 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 30 km depth
21 Nov 04:26 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.43°N / 95.15°W

Nearest volcano: El Chichón (229 km / 142 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NNE of Rancho el Llano (pop: 718) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) SE of Magdalena Tlacotepec (pop: 1,180) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (8 mi) NE of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) NNW of Santa Rosa (pop: 2,490) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) W of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) NE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (10 mi) SSW of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) N of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) ESE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
537 km (334 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 | 30 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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