Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 29 km east of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-01 17:54:24 (Hora de México) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake Santa Maria Ecatepec, 15 km northeast of Merced del Potrero, Mexico, 2020-06-23 09:29:07, which had occurred 8 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 31 km depth
1 Jul 23:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 13 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-01 17:54:24 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 31.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.89°N / 96.81°W
(Mata De Bule, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) E of El Columpio (pop: 58) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) E of Santa Maria Colotepec (pop: 1,370) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) WNW of Santo Domingo de Morelos (pop: 1,620) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) SW of Quelové (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) S of San Baltazar Loxicha (pop: 2,180) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) E of Puerto Escondido (pop: 25,900) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) WNW of San Pedro Pochutla (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) SSW of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz (Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz) (pop: 23,900) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) S of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
464 km (288 mi) SSE of Mexiko (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 31 km | 27 km al ESTE de PUERTO ESCONDIDO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 4.0 | 31 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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Puerto Escondido /Oaxaca / Very strong shaking (MMI VII) : It was short but strong
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 29 km east of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-01 17:54:24 (Hora de México)
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