Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 8.4 km southwest of Pinotepa Nacional, Centro, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Thursday, 16 April 2020 at 12:17 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 12 km depth
16 Apr 12:47 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 29 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.28°N / 98.1°W
(Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) WSW of El Añil (pop: 105) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) SW of Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) ENE of Corralero (pop: 1,740) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (8 mi) SSE of Lo de Candela (Santiago Pinotepa Nacional) (pop: 538) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) NW of Collantes (pop: 2,240) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) ESE of El Ciruelo (pop: 2,220) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (13 mi) W of Santa Maria Huazolotitlan (pop: 4,760) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) SW of Pinotepa de Don Luis (pop: 5,690) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) WSW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
367 km (228 mi) SSE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 12 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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