Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 18 km northeast of Santa María Xadani, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Tuesday, 7 July 2020 at 12:06 (GMT) -
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 14 days earlier.
Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 56 km depth
7 Jul 12:32 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 26 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 56.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.02°N / 95.92°W
(Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) W of Guadalupe Victoria (San Carlos Yautepec) (pop: 935)
14 km (9 mi) SSW of Santa María Zapotitlán (Santa María Ecatepec) (pop: 1,100)
16 km (10 mi) E of Merced del Potrero (San Miguel del Puerto) (pop: 2,180)
17 km (10 mi) NW of El Coyul (San Pedro Huamelula) (pop: 2,200)
18 km (11 mi) ENE of Santa Maria Xadani (San Miguel del Puerto) (pop: 1,040)
36 km (22 mi) NE of Crucecita (pop: 15,100)
144 km (90 mi) SE of Oaxaca City (San Miguel Chimalapa) (pop: 255,000)
509 km (316 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 56 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 4.2 | 56 km | 36 km al NORESTE de CRUCECITA, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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