Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 1.5 km west of Jesús Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico, on Sunday, 9 August 2020 at 03:56 (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 7 weeks earlier.
Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 107 km depth
9 Aug 04:22 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 26 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 107.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.44°N / 95.04°W
(Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martín (127 km / 79 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NW of Jesús Carranza (pop: 4,020)
14 km (9 mi) NE of Los Ángeles (Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca) (pop: 1,140)
23 km (15 mi) N of Donaji (Oaxaca) (pop: 2,360)
58 km (36 mi) SW of Acayucan (pop: 47,000)
81 km (50 mi) SW of Minatitlán (pop: 150,900)
101 km (63 mi) SW of Coatzacoalcos (pop: 230,700)
184 km (114 mi) NE of Oaxaca (pop: 262,600)
485 km (301 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]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 107 km | Veracruz, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 4.1 | 107 km | 49 km al SUR de SAYULA DE ALEMAN, VER (Mexico) | SSN |
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