Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 40 km northeast of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-06-16 17:40:42 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 2 km depth
16 Jun 23:00 UTC: First to report: SSN after 19 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-06-16 17:40:42 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.64°N / 94.71°W
(Las Conchas, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (177 km / 110 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (2 mi) S of San Felipe (pop: 109) --> See nearby quakes!
5 km (3 mi) NNW of La Blanca (pop: 1,220) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) NE of La Venta (pop: 2,160) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) NE of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) ENE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) SE of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (41 mi) ENE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
220 km (136 mi) ESE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
561 km (348 mi) ESE of Mexiko (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 2 km | 22 km al NORESTE de UNION HIDALGO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 4.4 | 2 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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Birmingham, AL (1951.5 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Our windows shook and my aunts bed vibrated and shook
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