Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 52 km northeast of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-09-08 00:54:47 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 104 km depth
8 Sep 13:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 7 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-08 00:54:47 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 104.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.62°N / 94.57°W
(Santiago Niltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (165 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (5 mi) ESE of La Compuerta (pop: 28) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) ENE of La Blanca (pop: 1,220) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) NW of Huanacastal (pop: 783) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) ESE of San Miguel Chimalapa (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) ENE of La Venta (pop: 2,160) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) WNW of Santo Domingo Zanatepec (pop: 7,250) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) N of Las Amilpas (pop: 8,800) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) ENE of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
235 km (146 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
574 km (357 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 104 km | 32 Km Al NORESTE De UNION HIDALGO, OAX (Mexico) | SSN |
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