Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 26 km south of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Friday, 27 December 2019 at 08:46 (GMT) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
27 Dec 15:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 hours.
Date & time: 27 Dec 2019 08:46:40 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.94°N / 95.19°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
22 km (14 mi) SSE of Playa Azul (pop: 22) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) S of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) SE of El Morro (pop: 2,630) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) SW of San Mateo del Mar (pop: 5,730) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) S of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) S of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SSW of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) SSE of Santa Maria Jalapa del Marqués (pop: 9,000) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (43 mi) S of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
570 km (354 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 10 km | Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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