Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 1.7 km northeast of Santa Catarina Mechoacán, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-09-05 05:22:05 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 3 km depth
5 Sep 10:49 UTC: First to report: SSN after 27 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-05 05:22:05 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 3.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.35°N / 97.83°W
(Santa Catarina Mechoacan, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NNE of Santa Catarina Mechoacan (Santa Catarina Mechoacán) (pop: 4,500) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) SSE of Santa Maria Yosocani (pop: 825) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) WSW of San José de las Flores (pop: 997) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) WNW of Tierra Colorada (pop: 112) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) ESE of Pinotepa de Don Luis (pop: 5,690) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) N of Patria Nueva (pop: 777) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) NNE of José Maria Morelos (pop: 2,330) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) E of Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (88 mi) SW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
369 km (229 mi) SSE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 3 km | 24 Km Al ESTE De PINOTEPA NACIONAL, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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