Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 60 km west of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 17 August 2020 at 03:53 (GMT) -

Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 60 km west of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 17 August 2020 at 03:53 (GMT)

Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 63 km depth

17 Aug 04:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Date & time: 17 Aug 2020 03:53:16 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 63.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.04°N / 95.74°W (Mexico)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) NW of Santa María Huamelula (San Pedro Huamelula) (pop: 1,370)
16 km (10 mi) NE of El Coyul (San Pedro Huamelula) (pop: 2,200)
52 km (32 mi) NE of Crucecita (pop: 15,100)
60 km (37 mi) SW of Salina Cruz (pop: 73,600)
62 km (39 mi) SW of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 37,400)
89 km (55 mi) SW of Juchitán de Zaragoza (pop: 67,600)
155 km (96 mi) SE of Oaxaca (pop: 262,600)
520 km (323 mi) SE of Mexico City (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.463 kmOaxaca, MexicoEMSC
M 4.463 km52 km al NORESTE de CRUCECITA, OAX (Mexico)SSN

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