Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 7.3 km south of Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-09-19 22:10:52 (Hora de México)
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 39 km depth
20 Sep 03:35 UTC: First to report: SSN after 24 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-19 22:10:52 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 39.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.77°N / 96.34°W

Antipode: 15.77°S / 83.66°E
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (3 mi) N of Palotada (San Juan Palotada) (pop: 329) --> See nearby quakes!
7 km (5 mi) SSW of Huatulco (pop: 7,410) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) ENE of San Pedro Pochutla (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) W of Crucecita (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SE of Candelaria Loxicha (pop: 2,070) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) SE of San Augustin (pop: 2,270) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (26 mi) E of San Francisco Cozoaltepec (pop: 2,120) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) SW of Merced del Potrero (pop: 2,180) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SSE of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz (Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz) (pop: 23,900) --> See nearby quakes!
503 km (312 mi) SE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds
25.6°C (78 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 1 km/h (1 kts) from WNW
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Broken Clouds

Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.1 | 39 km | 14 Km Al ESTE De S PEDRO POCHUTLA, OAX, Mexico | SSN |
4.1 | 39 km | 22 Km W of Crucecita, Mexico | EMSC |
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