Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 37 km southwest of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-10 16:59:47 (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 2 weeks earlier.
Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 7 km depth
11 Jul 01:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 3 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-10 16:59:47 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.73°N / 97.39°W
(Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
24 km (15 mi) S of El Venado (pop: 148)
31 km (19 mi) SSE of Cerro Hermoso (pop: 379)
37 km (23 mi) WSW of Puerto Escondido (pop: 25,900)
44 km (27 mi) SSW of Santa Maria Tiltepec (pop: 2,160)
48 km (30 mi) SSE of La Luz (pop: 2,440)
77 km (48 mi) SE of Santiago (pop: 10,100)
165 km (102 mi) SSW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000)
451 km (280 mi) SSE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: SSN
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 7 km | 31 km al SUR de RIO GRANDE, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 4.0 | 7 km | Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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