Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Oaxaca, 114 km southwest of Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz), Mexico, on Friday, 24 July 2020 at 13:26 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake 501 km southeast of Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico, 2020-06-23 09:29:07, which had occurred 4 weeks earlier.
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
(Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martín (150 km / 93 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
11 km (7 mi) E of Donaji (pop: 2,360)
16 km (10 mi) NE of Palomares (pop: 3,760)
17 km (10 mi) SE of Suchilapan del Río (Jesús Carranza, Veracruz) (pop: 2,490)
17 km (10 mi) NW of Cuauhtémoc (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 2,260)
34 km (21 mi) NE of San Juan Guichicovi (pop: 4,280)
41 km (26 mi) NE of Matías Romero (pop: 21,100)
189 km (118 mi) E of Oaxaca (pop: 262,600)
504 km (313 mi) SE of Mexico City (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 128 km | Veracruz, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 4.1 | 128 km | 42 km al NORTE de MATIAS ROMERO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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