Light 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 15 km northeast of Merced del Potrero, San Miguel del Puerto, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2020-06-23 09:29:07, which had occurred 13 days earlier.
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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

Antipode: 16°S / 84.07°E
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (3 mi) E of San Miguel Chongos (pop: 471) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) ESE of Merced del Potrero (pop: 2,180) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SSW of Santa Maria Zapotitlan (pop: 1,100) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) W of Santiago Astata (pop: 2,210) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) NE of Crucecita (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (28 mi) ENE of Huatulco (pop: 7,410) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) SW of Magdalena Tequisistlan (pop: 3,830) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) ENE of San Pedro Pochutla (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
146 km (90 mi) SE of Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
510 km (317 mi) SE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.1 | 61 km | 34 km al NORESTE de CRUCECITA, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
4.1 | 61 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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