Mag. 4.5 earthquake - 15 km northeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-04-28 00:36:48 -
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 20 km depth
28 Apr 06:42 UTC: First to report: INETER after 5 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 29.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 29.0 to 27.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 27.0 to 20.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 29.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 29.0 to 27.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 27.0 to 20.0 km.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-04-28 00:36:48
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.253°N / 95.081°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (225 km / 140 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (2 mi) SE of Emiliano Zapata (pop: 443) --> See nearby quakes!
7 km (5 mi) NW of Colonia Juarez (pop: 2,800) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) NE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) ESE of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) ESE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) SSW of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) S of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (23 mi) SW of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (43 mi) S of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
555 km (345 mi) SE of Mexiko (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 20 km | 16 Km al noreste de Salina Cruz, México (Mexico) | INETER |
| M 4.3 | 17 km | Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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