Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 1.5 km west of Jesús Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico, on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 03:56 GMT
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 7.3 quake 15 km northeast of Merced del Potrero, San Miguel del Puerto, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2020-06-23 09:29:07, which had occurred 7 weeks earlier.
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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

Antipode: 17.44°S / 84.96°E
Nearest volcano: San Martín (127 km / 79 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) WNW of Jesus Carranza (pop: 4,020) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) N of Palomares (Oaxaca) (pop: 3,760) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) S of Sayula de Aleman (Centro) (pop: 14,000) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SSW of Acayucan (pop: 50,900) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) N of Matias Romero Avendaño (Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SSW of Jaltipan de Morelos (pop: 32,800) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) SW of Cosoleacaque (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 22,500) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) SW of Minatitlan (pop: 112,000) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SE of Isla (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
485 km (301 mi) ESE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.1 | 107 km | Veracruz, Mexico | EMSC |
4.1 | 107 km | 49 km al SUR de SAYULA DE ALEMAN, VER (Mexico) | SSN |
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