Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 67 km northwest of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Wednesday, 22 January 2020 at 00:32 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 89 km depth
22 Jan 00:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 25 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 89.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.88°N / 95.45°W
(Santiago Lachiguiri, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martín (191 km / 119 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (0 mi) E of Guigovelaga (Santiago Lachiguiri) (pop: 538) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) S of San Juan Mazatlan (pop: 1,790) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) NNW of Santa Maria Guenagati (pop: 1,490) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) NNE of Santiago Lachiguiri (pop: 1,650) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) W of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) NW of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) NNW of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) NW of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
137 km (85 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
481 km (299 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 89 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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