Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 103 km southwest of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2020-07-06 19:34:15
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 26 km depth
7 Jul 01:42 UTC: First to report: INETER after 8 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-06 19:34:15
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 26.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.4°N / 93.06°W

Antipode: 14.4°S / 86.94°E
Nearest volcano: Tacana (130 km / 81 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
74 km (46 mi) SW of Badenia (pop: 322) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) WSW of Puerto Madero (Tapachula) (pop: 9,560) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SW of Mazatlan (Mazatán) (pop: 6,840) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
103 km (64 mi) WSW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (pop: 202,700) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) SW of Huixtla (pop: 32,000) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) S of Mapastepec (pop: 17,900) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) SW of Cacahoatan (Cacahoatán) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
139 km (86 mi) SW of Motozintla (pop: 23,800) --> See nearby quakes!
854 km (531 mi) SE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.3 | 26 km | 88 Km al oeste de El Gancho México (Mexico) | INETER |
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