Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 48 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-13 12:35:37 (Hora de México) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake Santa Maria Ecatepec, 15 km northeast of Merced del Potrero, Mexico, 2020-06-23 09:29:07, which had occurred 3 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 16 km depth
14 Jul 01:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 8 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-13 12:35:37 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.87°N / 94.88°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (242 km / 150 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (24 mi) SSE of Barrio Nuevo (pop: 33) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) SE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) SSW of San Francisco del Mar Viejo (pop: 4,030) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) SSW of San Dionisio del Mar (pop: 3,140) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) SSW of Las Amilpas (pop: 8,800) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SE of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) SE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) SSE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) S of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
599 km (372 mi) SE of Mexiko (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 16 km | 48 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 48 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-13 12:35:37 (Hora de México)
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