Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Oaxaca, 114 km southwest of Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz), Mexico, on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 13:26 GMT
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake 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 4.1 earthquake at 128 km depth
24 Jul 13:42 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 16 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 128.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.24°N / 94.95°W

Antipode: 17.24°S / 85.05°E
Nearest volcano: San Martín (150 km / 93 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (2 mi) E of Jose Maria Morelos (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 459) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) NE of Palomares (pop: 3,760) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) NNW of Cuauhtémoc (pop: 2,260) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) SSE of Jesus Carranza (Veracruz) (pop: 4,020) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) NNE of San Juan Guichicovi (pop: 4,280) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) W of Hermanos Cedillo (Veracruz) (pop: 1,220) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (23 mi) SW of Vicente Guerrero (Veracruz) (pop: 1,200) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (26 mi) NNE of Matias Romero Avendaño (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
329 km (204 mi) SE of Xalapa (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 424,800) --> See nearby quakes!
504 km (313 mi) ESE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.1 | 128 km | Veracruz, Mexico | EMSC |
4.1 | 128 km | 42 km al NORTE de MATIAS ROMERO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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