Mag. 3.9 earthquake - 1.4 km northwest of San Miguel Suchixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-20 16:18:38 (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 4 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 7 km depth
21 Jul 01:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-20 16:18:38 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.9
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.1°N / 96.48°W
(San Miguel Suchixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) NNW of Barrio Santa Lucia (pop: 35) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) ENE of Quelové (pop: 1,040) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) SSW of San Cristobal Amatlan (pop: 4,100) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) SSE of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz (Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz) (pop: 23,900) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) E of San Baltazar Loxicha (pop: 2,180) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) NNW of Huatulco (pop: 7,410) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) N of San Pedro Pochutla (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) NW of Crucecita (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
110 km (69 mi) SSE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
464 km (289 mi) SE of Mexiko (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 | 7 km | 28 km al SURESTE de MIAHUATLAN, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 3.9 | 7 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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Mag. 3.9 earthquake - 1.4 km northwest of San Miguel Suchixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-20 16:18:38 (Hora de México)
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