Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 3.4 km north of San Juan Mazatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-08-24 22:13:09 (Hora de México) -

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 3.4 km north of San Juan Mazatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-08-24 22:13:09 (Hora de México)

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 105 km depth

25 Aug 03:35 UTC: First to report: SSN after 22 minutes.
Date & time: 25 Aug 2020 03:13:09 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-08-24 22:13:09 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 105.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.06°N / 95.44°W (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: San Martín (171 km / 106 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) N of San Juan Mazatlán (pop: 1,790)
24 km (15 mi) NE of Santiago Ixcuintepec (San Juan Mazatlán) (pop: 1,360)
35 km (22 mi) NE of San Miguel Quetzaltepec (pop: 3,860)
47 km (29 mi) NW of Matías Romero (pop: 21,100)
66 km (41 mi) NW of Ixtepec (pop: 23,200)
83 km (51 mi) NW of Juchitán de Zaragoza (pop: 67,600)
136 km (85 mi) E of Oaxaca (pop: 262,600)
470 km (292 mi) SE of Mexico City (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: SSN
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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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.1105 km47 Km Al NOROESTE De MATIAS ROMERO, OAX (Mexico)SSN
M 4.1105 kmOaxaca, MexicoEMSC

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Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 3.4 km north of San Juan Mazatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-08-24 22:13:09 (Hora de México)

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