Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 1 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 27 January 2020 at 20:45 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 32 km depth
27 Jan 21:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 25 minutes.
Date & time: 27 Jan 2020 20:45:08 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 32.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.42°N / 94.68°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
90 km (56 mi) S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo (pop: 4,030) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) SSE of San Mateo del Mar (pop: 5,730) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) SE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) SSE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
118 km (73 mi) S of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
119 km (74 mi) SSE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) SW of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) SW of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) SSE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
649 km (403 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 | 32 km | Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
