Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 16 km east of Santa María Xadani, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-06 16:56:31 (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 4.1 earthquake at 61 km depth
6 Jul 22:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 11 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-06 16:56:31 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 61.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16°N / 95.93°W
(Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) WSW of Guadalupe Victoria (San Carlos Yautepec) (pop: 935)
16 km (10 mi) ESE of Merced del Potrero (San Miguel del Puerto) (pop: 2,180)
16 km (10 mi) NW of El Coyul (San Pedro Huamelula) (pop: 2,200)
16 km (10 mi) ENE of Santa María Xadani (pop: 5,900)
16 km (10 mi) SSW of Santa María Zapotitlán (Santa María Ecatepec) (pop: 1,100)
34 km (21 mi) NE of Crucecita (pop: 15,100)
146 km (90 mi) SE of Oaxaca (pop: 262,600)
510 km (317 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: SSN
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 61 km | 34 km al NORESTE de CRUCECITA, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 4.1 | 61 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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