Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 63 km northeast of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-05-24 01:41:26 -
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 5 km depth
24 May 07:49 UTC: First to report: INETER after 8 minutes.
May 24 07:56: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 5.0 km.
May 24 07:56: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 5.0 km.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-24 01:41:26
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.81°N / 94.578°W
(Santa Maria Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (161 km / 100 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km (10 mi) SE of Santa Maria Chimalapa (pop: 2,540) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) E of Escolapa (pop: 225) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) ENE of San Miguel Chimalapa (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NNE of La Blanca (pop: 1,220) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) NW of Santo Domingo Zanatepec (pop: 7,250) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) NE of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) E of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) NE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
230 km (143 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
562 km (349 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INETER
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 | 5 km | 98 Km al noreste de Salina Cruz, México (Mexico) | INETER |
| M 4.4 | 10 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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