Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 6.9 km southwest of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday, 15 December 2019 at 21:19 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 14 km depth
15 Dec 23:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 51 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.31°N / 98.11°W
(Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) SSE of Loma Larga (pop: 56) --> See nearby quakes!
7 km (4 mi) WSW of Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) NE of Corralero (pop: 1,740) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) E of El Ciruelo (pop: 2,220) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) SW of Pinotepa de Don Luis (pop: 5,690) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) NW of Collantes (pop: 2,240) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) W of Santa Maria Huazolotitlan (pop: 4,760) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) SE of Ometepec (Guerrero) (pop: 24,100) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) WSW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
363 km (226 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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