Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 429 km south of Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico, on 2020-08-28 10:01:02 (Hora de México)
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Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
28 Aug 15:27 UTC: First to report: SSN after 27 minutes.
Aug 28 15:28: Source data changed from EMSC to SSN
Aug 28 15:28: Source data changed from EMSC to SSN
Earthquake details
Date & time | Aug 28, 2020 15:01:02 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | 2020-08-28 10:01:02 (Hora de México) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 4.2 |
Depth | 10.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 15.62°N / 98.47°W ![]() |
Antipode | 15.62°S / 81.53°E |
Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
Nearby towns and cities | 73 km (46 mi) SSW of Mariano Matamoros (pop: 77) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) S of Santo Domingo Armenta (pop: 2,580) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) SSW of El Ciruelo (pop: 2,220) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 83 km (51 mi) SW of Collantes (pop: 2,240) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) S of San Nicolas (pop: 3,270) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 92 km (57 mi) SSW of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) S of Cuajinicuilapa (pop: 10,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) SW of Santa Maria (pop: 4,760) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 119 km (74 mi) S of Ometepec (pop: 24,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 429 km (267 mi) S of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.2 | 10 km | 91 Km Al SUROESTE De PINOTEPA NACIONAL, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
4.2 | 10 km | Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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