Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 17 km southeast of Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-05-05 19:24:39 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 2 km depth
6 May 03:21 UTC: First to report: SSN after 1 hour and 57 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-05 19:24:39 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.74°N / 94.98°W
(El Morrito, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martin Pajapan (176 km / 109 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) N of El Morrito (Asunción Ixtaltepec) (pop: 423) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) W of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 1,380) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) ESE of El Barrio de la Soledad (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) SSE of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) N of La Ventosa (pop: 4,880) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) NNE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) NW of La Venta (pop: 2,160) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) NNE of El Espinal (pop: 7,820) --> See nearby quakes!
189 km (117 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
531 km (330 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 2 km | 16 km al SURESTE de MATIAS ROMERO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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