Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 20 km east of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-04-28 01:36:50 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 17 km depth
28 Apr 11:35 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-04-28 01:36:50 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 17.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.11°N / 95.02°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (236 km / 147 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
11 km (7 mi) S of El Pacifico (pop: 359) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) ESE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSE of Santa Rosa (pop: 2,490) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) SE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) SW of San Dionisio del Mar (pop: 3,140) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) WSW of San Francisco del Mar Viejo (pop: 4,030) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) S of Asuncion Ixtaltepec (pop: 7,200) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SSW of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) SW of Las Amilpas (pop: 8,800) --> See nearby quakes!
570 km (354 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 17 km | 20 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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