Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 75 km east of Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday, 23 February 2020 at 01:24 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 89 km depth
23 Feb 01:43 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 89.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.19°N / 96.03°W
(Totontepec Villa de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martín (179 km / 111 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) S of Santiago Jareta (pop: 213) --> See nearby quakes!
7 km (5 mi) S of Totontepec Villa de Morelos (pop: 1,680) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) NNE of Tlahuitoltepec (pop: 3,450) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) WNW of Santiago Zacatepec (pop: 2,150) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) E of Villa Hidalgo (pop: 1,840) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) N of Santa Maria Tepantlali (pop: 1,100) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) SE of San Cristobal Lachirioag (pop: 1,230) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) W of San Juan Cotzocon (pop: 3,700) --> See nearby quakes!
75 km (47 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
411 km (255 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 89 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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Tomball (419.5 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : The lamp was mobing. (reported through our app)
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