Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 15 km northeast of Santa María Xadani, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-06 02:33:37 (Hora de México) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake 501 km southeast of Mexico City, Mexico, 2020-06-23 09:29:07, which had occurred 13 days earlier.
Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 54 km depth
6 Jul 07:49 UTC: First to report: SSN after 15 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-06 02:33:37 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 54.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.01°N / 95.95°W
(Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) W of Guadalupe Victoria (San Carlos Yautepec) (pop: 935)
14 km (8 mi) ESE of Merced del Potrero (San Miguel del Puerto) (pop: 2,180)
15 km (9 mi) ENE of Santa María Xadani (pop: 5,900)
17 km (10 mi) SW of Santa María Zapotitlán (Santa María Ecatepec) (pop: 1,100)
18 km (11 mi) NW of El Coyul (San Pedro Huamelula) (pop: 2,200)
33 km (21 mi) NE of Crucecita (pop: 15,100)
143 km (89 mi) SE of Oaxaca City (Oaxaca de Juarez, San Miguel Chimalapa) (pop: 255,000)
508 km (316 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: SSN
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 54 km | 33 km al NORESTE de CRUCECITA, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 4.3 | 54 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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Oaxaca (Mexico, 143 km NW of epicenter) : Ligero (reported through EMSC)
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