Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 26 km north of Santa María Xadani, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-19 10:32:00 (Hora de México) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake Santa Maria Ecatepec, 15 km northeast of Merced del Potrero, San Miguel del Puerto, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2020-06-23 09:29:07, which had occurred 4 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 5 km depth
19 Jul 15:49 UTC: First to report: SSN after 17 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-19 10:32:00 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.17°N / 96°W
(San Carlos Yautepec, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) SE of San Pedro Tepalcatepec (pop: 408) --> See nearby quakes!
7 km (4 mi) WNW of San Pedro Sosoltepec (pop: 119) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) NNE of Merced del Potrero (pop: 2,180) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) WNW of Santa Maria Zapotitlan (pop: 1,100) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) WNW of San Pedro Huamelula (pop: 2,250) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) NNE of Crucecita (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
51 km (32 mi) NE of Huatulco (pop: 7,410) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) ESE of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz (Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz) (pop: 23,900) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) SE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
491 km (305 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
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 | 5 km | 47 km al NORESTE de CRUCECITA, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 4.0 | 5 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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