Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 36 km east of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-03-13 22:19:43 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 5 km depth
14 Mar 14:21 UTC: First to report: SSN after 10 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-03-13 22:19:43 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.75°N / 96.77°W
(Tlachicon, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (0 mi) W of Cerro la Cruz (pop: 212) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) SE of Valdeflores Segunda Seccion (pop: 233) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) WSW of Las Pilas (Santo Domingo de Morelos) (pop: 557) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) W of La Reforma (pop: 385) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) SSW of Magdalena Loxicha (pop: 935) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) WSW of San José Piedras Negras (pop: 1,140) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SE of Santa Maria Colotepec (pop: 1,370) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) ESE of Puerto Escondido (pop: 25,900) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (91 mi) S of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
479 km (298 mi) SSE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
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 | 5 km | 33 km al OESTE de S PEDRO POCHUTLA, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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