Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 50 km northeast of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-02 01:18:12 (Hora de México) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake Santa Maria Ecatepec, 15 km northeast of Merced del Potrero, San Miguel del Puerto, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2020-06-23 09:29:07, which had occurred 9 days earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
2 Jul 06:35 UTC: First to report: SSN after 17 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-02 01:18:12 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.78°N / 94.72°W
(Santa Maria Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (171 km / 106 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (3 mi) ENE of Cofradia (pop: 323) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) NNE of San Miguel Chimalapa (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) SSW of Santa Maria Chimalapa (pop: 2,540) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) ENE of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 1,380) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) ESE of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) NNE of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) ENE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) NE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
216 km (134 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
551 km (343 mi) ESE of Mexiko (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
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 | 10 km | 36 km al NORESTE de UNION HIDALGO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 4.3 | 10 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 50 km northeast of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-02 01:18:12 (Hora de México)
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