Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Oaxaca, 116 km west of Tuxtla (Chiapas), Mexico, on 2020-09-01 12:38:24 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 155 km depth
2 Sep 01:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 8 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-01 12:38:24 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 155.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.97°N / 94.18°W
(Santa Maria Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (110 km / 68 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) WNW of Elsy Herrerias de Castellanos (pop: 48) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (8 mi) WSW of Canaan (pop: 114) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) SSW of San Francisco la Paz (pop: 628) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) SSE of La Fortaleza (Veracruz) (pop: 194) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) WNW of Francisco Sarabia (pop: 51) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) W of Benito Juarez Uno (pop: 183) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) N of Benito Juarez (pop: 309) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (36 mi) WNW of Cintalapa de Figueroa (Chiapas) (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
271 km (168 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
590 km (367 mi) ESE of Mexico City (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) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 155 km | 58 Km Al NOROESTE De CINTALAPA, CHIS (Mexico) | SSN |
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