Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 69 km southwest of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 10 February 2020 at 01:12 (GMT) -

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 69 km southwest of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 10 February 2020 at 01:12 (GMT)

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 42 km depth

10 Feb 01:33 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 20 minutes.
Date & time: 10 Feb 2020 01:12:49 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 42.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.71°N / 95.62°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Nearby towns and cities:
28 km (17 mi) SSE of Paja Blanca (pop: 101) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) S of San Pedro Huamelula (pop: 2,250) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) SSW of El Morro (pop: 2,630) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) SSE of Santa Maria Zapotitlan (pop: 1,100) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (34 mi) E of Crucecita (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) SE of Merced del Potrero (pop: 2,180) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) SW of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) SSW of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) SSW of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
556 km (346 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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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.142 kmOffshore Oaxaca, MexicoEMSC

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