Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Asunción Tlacolulita, 69 km west of Salina Cruz (San Mateo del Mar), Oaxaca, Mexico, on Tuesday, 25 August 2020 at 02:55 (GMT) -

Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Asunción Tlacolulita, 69 km west of Salina Cruz (San Mateo del Mar), Oaxaca, Mexico, on Tuesday, 25 August 2020 at 02:55 (GMT)

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 65 km depth

25 Aug 03:12 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Date & time: 25 Aug 2020 02:55:08 UTC -
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 65.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.11°N / 95.77°W (Mexico)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) ESE of Santa María Zapotitlán (Santa María Ecatepec) (pop: 1,100)
14 km (9 mi) NW of San Pedro Huamelula (pop: 2,250)
16 km (10 mi) NE of Guadalupe Victoria (San Carlos Yautepec) (pop: 935)
22 km (14 mi) N of El Coyul (San Pedro Huamelula) (pop: 2,200)
37 km (23 mi) ENE of Santa María Xadani (pop: 5,900)
61 km (38 mi) WSW of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 37,400)
147 km (91 mi) SE of Oaxaca (pop: 262,600)
513 km (318 mi) SE of Mexico City (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]
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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.165 km62 km W of Salina Cruz, MexicoEMSC
M 4.165 km54 Km Al NORESTE De CRUCECITA, OAX (Mexico)SSN

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Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Asunción Tlacolulita, 69 km west of Salina Cruz (San Mateo del Mar), Oaxaca, Mexico, on Tuesday, 25 August 2020 at 02:55 (GMT)

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