Mag. 4.4 earthquake - 31 km north of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-09-19 10:07:05 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth
19 Sep 15:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 20 minutes.
19 Sep 15:28: Now using data updates from SSN
19 Sep 15:28: Now using data updates from SSN
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-19 10:07:05 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.71°N / 95°W
(Chivela, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (202 km / 126 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (0 mi) SW of Chivela (Asunción Ixtaltepec) (pop: 624) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) WNW of Santiago Ixtaltepec (pop: 1,160) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SE of El Barrio de la Soledad (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) NNW of La Ventosa (pop: 4,880) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) SSE of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) NNE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) N of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) NNE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
188 km (117 mi) E of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
531 km (330 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
27.2°C (81 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 4 km/h (2 kts) from N
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Broken Clouds
27.2°C (81 F), humidity: 69%, wind: 4 km/h (2 kts) from NEstimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 10 km | 18 Km Al SUR De MATIAS ROMERO, OAX, Mexico | SSN |
| M 4.4 | 10 km | 31 Km N of Juchitán De Zaragoza, Mexico | EMSC |
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