Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 26 km northwest of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Saturday, 25 April 2020 at 21:45 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 50 km depth
25 Apr 22:02 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 50.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.51°N / 95.39°W
(Santa Maria Jalapa del Marqués, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martin Pajapan (211 km / 131 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) ESE of Guichiquero (pop: 126) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) E of Jalapa (pop: 8,290) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) NW of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (16 mi) NW of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) W of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) W of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) NNW of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) SW of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
155 km (96 mi) ESE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
512 km (318 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 | 50 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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