Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 55 km south of Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico, on 2020-05-09 00:22:37 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 166 km depth
9 May 06:49 UTC: First to report: SSN after 26 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-09 00:22:37 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 166.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.51°N / 94.48°W
(Hidalgotitlan, Veracruz, Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martin Pajapan (92 km / 57 mi)
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0 km (0 mi) W of Veinte de Noviembre (pop: 12) --> See nearby quakes!
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13 km (8 mi) W of La Reforma (pop: 468) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) N of Vidal Diaz Muñoz (pop: 196) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) NW of Chuniapan de Arriba (pop: 454) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) SSW of Nuevo Atoyac (pop: 867) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) N of Poblado 10 (pop: 3,320) --> See nearby quakes!
341 km (212 mi) SE of Xalapa (pop: 424,800) --> See nearby quakes!
535 km (332 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN
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 | 166 km | 54 km al SUR de MINATITLAN, VER (Mexico) | SSN |
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