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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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 105 km depth
25 Aug 03:35 UTC: First to report: SSN after 22 minutes.
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

Antipode: 17.06°S / 84.56°E
Nearest volcano: San Martín (171 km / 106 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) N of Mazatlan (pop: 1,790) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) ENE of San Miguel Quetzaltepec (pop: 3,860) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) ESE of San Juan Cotzocon (pop: 3,700) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) WNW of San Juan Guichicovi (pop: 4,280) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (26 mi) WSW of Palomares (pop: 3,760) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) NW of Santo Domingo Petapa (pop: 5,430) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) WNW of Matias Romero Avendaño (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) NNW of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) NNW of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
470 km (292 mi) ESE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
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 | 105 km | 47 Km Al NOROESTE De MATIAS ROMERO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
4.1 | 105 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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