Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 13 km north of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 20 April 2020 at 11:56 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 62 km depth
20 Apr 12:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 31 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 62.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.44°N / 95.24°W
(Ejido el Jordán, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martin Pajapan (214 km / 133 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) NW of Ejido el Jordan (pop: 224) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) SSW of Magdalena Tlacotepec (pop: 1,180) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) N of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) N of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) SW of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) E of Santa Maria Jalapa del Marqués (pop: 9,000) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) W of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) N of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
173 km (107 mi) ESE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
529 km (329 mi) SE 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 | 62 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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