Mag. 3.8 earthquake - Oaxaca, 99 km west of Tuxtla (Chiapas), Mexico, on 2020-09-03 16:03:44 (Hora de México) -
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Minor magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 146 km depth
4 Sep 01:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-03 16:03:44 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 146.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.82°N / 94.04°W
(Santa Maria Chimalapa, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (105 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) ESE of Los Cimientos (pop: 17) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) WNW of Cintalapa de Figueroa (Chiapas) (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) N of Nueva Tenochtitlan (Rizo de Oro) (Chiapas) (pop: 1,640) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NNW of Villamorelos (Chiapas) (pop: 1,680) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) NW of José Maria Pino Suarez (Chiapas) (pop: 2,090) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) NE of Santo Domingo Zanatepec (pop: 7,250) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) NNE of San Pedro Tapanatepec (pop: 7,440) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (41 mi) NNW of Arriaga (Chiapas) (pop: 24,400) --> See nearby quakes!
287 km (178 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
611 km (380 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.8 | 146 km | 36 Km Al NOROESTE De CINTALAPA, CHIS (Mexico) | SSN |
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