Mag. 3.4 earthquake - 2.8 km northwest of Santiago Malacatepec, San Juan Mazatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-08-06 03:57:05 (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 6 weeks earlier.
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Minor magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 88 km depth
6 Aug 13:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-08-06 03:57:05 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 88.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.03°N / 95.63°W
(San Juan Mazatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martín (178 km / 111 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) NE of San Pedro Chimaltepec (pop: 948) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) NNE of Santa Margarita Huitepec (San Juan Mazatlán) (pop: 1,010) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) W of San Juan Mazatlan (pop: 1,790) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) SE of San Juan Cotzocon (pop: 3,700) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) ESE of Santa Maria Alotepec (pop: 1,070) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (16 mi) S of Santa Maria Puxmetacan (pop: 1,380) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) ENE of Guadalupe Victoria (pop: 1,150) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NNW of Santiago Lachiguiri (pop: 1,650) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
456 km (283 mi) SE of Mexiko (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 7.9 x 109 joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.4 | 88 km | 65 km al NOROESTE de MATIAS ROMERO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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Mag. 3.4 earthquake - 2.8 km northwest of Santiago Malacatepec, San Juan Mazatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-08-06 03:57:05 (Hora de México)
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