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)

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

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 (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Antipode	15.62°S / 81.53°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
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
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10¹¹ joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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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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