Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 36 km east of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-08-06 20:23:34 -
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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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 1 km depth
7 Aug 02:28 UTC: First to report: INETER after 5 minutes.
Aug 7 02:35: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 1.0 km.
Aug 7 02:35: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 1.0 km.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-08-06 20:23:34
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 1.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.152°N / 94.862°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (214 km / 133 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
8 km (5 mi) S of Santa Maria del Mar (pop: 771) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) ESE of San Mateo del Mar (pop: 5,730) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) SSW of San Dionisio del Mar (pop: 3,140) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) WSW of San Francisco del Mar Viejo (pop: 4,030) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) E of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) S of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) SSE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) ESE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) SSE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
580 km (361 mi) SE of Mexiko (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 1 km | 37 Km al norte de Salina Cruz, México (Mexico) | INETER |
| M 4.3 | 16 km | Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 4.3 | 16 km | 37 km al SURESTE de SALINA CRUZ, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 36 km east of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-08-06 20:23:34
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