Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 14 km southeast of Santa Maria Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 03:10 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 15 km depth
24 Nov 03:37 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 26 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.8°N / 94.62°W
(Santa Maria Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (161 km / 100 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
14 km (8 mi) SSE of Santa Maria Chimalapa (pop: 2,540) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) NE of San Miguel Chimalapa (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) NNE of La Blanca (pop: 1,220) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) ENE of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 1,380) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) NNE of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (28 mi) E of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) ENE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) NE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
226 km (140 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
559 km (347 mi) ESE 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 | 15 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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