Mag. 3.9 earthquake - 79 km west of Tuxtla, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2020-07-18 14:43:28 (Hora de México) -
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Minor magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 182 km depth
19 Jul 01:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 5 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-18 14:43:28 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 182.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.96°N / 93.83°W
(Cintalapa, Chiapas, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (78 km / 48 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (5 mi) SSE of Amatan (Cerro Brujo) (Cintalapa) (pop: 53) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) N of Simon Bolivar (El Transval) (Cintalapa) (pop: 136) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) E of Constitucion (El Chayotal) (pop: 261) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) NNW of Cintalapa de Figueroa (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) SW of Raudales Malpaso (pop: 6,820) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) NW of Vicente Guerrero (pop: 1,380) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) NNW of Cuauhtémoc (pop: 1,300) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) WNW of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa (San Juan) (pop: 39,200) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) WNW of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (pop: 537,100) --> See nearby quakes!
623 km (387 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.9 | 182 km | 31 km al NOROESTE de CINTALAPA, CHIS (Mexico) | SSN |
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