Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 20 km west of Pinotepa Nacional, Centro, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Thursday, 9 January 2020 at 05:36 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 13 km depth
9 Jan 05:54 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.32°N / 98.24°W
(El Ciruelo, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) SE of El Tamarindo (pop: 206) --> See nearby quakes!
2 km (1 mi) E of El Ciruelo (pop: 2,220) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) NNW of Corralero (pop: 1,740) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) E of Santo Domingo Armenta (pop: 2,580) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (10 mi) SSE of Santa Maria Cortijo (pop: 1,080) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) W of Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) SE of Cuajinicuilapa (Guerrero) (pop: 10,300) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SSE of Ometepec (Guerrero) (pop: 24,100) --> See nearby quakes!
182 km (113 mi) WSW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (223 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 | 13 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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