Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 87 km southwest of Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico, on Wednesday, 29 July 2020 at 02:30 (GMT) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake 501 km southeast of Mexico City, Mexico, 2020-06-23 09:29:07, which had occurred 5 weeks earlier.
Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 135 km depth
29 Jul 02:47 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Jul 29 02:48: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 128.0 to 135.0 km.
Jul 29 02:48: Magnitude recalculated from 4.6 to 4.3.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 128.0 to 135.0 km.
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 135.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.29°N / 94.9°W
(Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martín (145 km / 90 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) W of El Tesoro (pop: 163)
9 km (6 mi) W of Ricardo Flores Magon (pop: 260)
16 km (10 mi) E of Nuevo Ubero (Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca) (pop: 418)
18 km (11 mi) N of Francisco Javier Jasso (Oaxaca) (pop: 456)
19 km (12 mi) ENE of Tolosita (Oaxaca) (pop: 722)
48 km (30 mi) NNE of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca) (pop: 18,900)
199 km (124 mi) WNW of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Chiapas) (pop: 537,100)
506 km (314 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 135 km | Veracruz, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 4.3 | 135 km | 13 km SE of Suchilapan del Río, Mexico | USGS |
| M 4.6 | 128 km | 22 km al NORTE de MATIAS ROMERO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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