Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 40 km south of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-28 23:14:20 (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 5 weeks earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 14 km depth
29 Jul 13:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 9 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-07-28 23:14:20 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.83°N / 95.1°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (23 mi) SSE of Playa Azul (pop: 22) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) SSE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) SE of El Morro (pop: 2,630) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) SSW of San Mateo del Mar (pop: 5,730) --> See nearby quakes!
54 km (34 mi) S of Santa Rosa (pop: 2,490) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) SSE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (36 mi) SSE of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SW of San Francisco del Mar Viejo (pop: 4,030) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) S of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
585 km (364 mi) SE of Mexiko (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.3 | 14 km | 40 km al SUR de SALINA CRUZ, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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Mag. 4.3 earthquake - 40 km south of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-07-28 23:14:20 (Hora de México)
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