Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 50 km northwest of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-05-13 03:43:15 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 68 km depth
13 May 13:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 3 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-13 03:43:15 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 68.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.72°N / 95.38°W
(Santa Maria Guienagati, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martin Pajapan (189 km / 117 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) NE of Nizayula (pop: 28) --> See nearby quakes!
3 km (2 mi) SW of Santa Maria Guenagati (pop: 1,490) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) ENE of Santiago Lachiguiri (pop: 1,650) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) WNW of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) WSW of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) NNW of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) NW of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) NNW of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
148 km (92 mi) ESE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
498 km (309 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
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 | 68 km | 35 km al NOROESTE de CD IXTEPEC, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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