Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 84 km southwest of Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico, on 2020-09-24 02:19:15 (Hora de México) -
Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 69 km depth
24 Sep 13:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 6 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-24 02:19:15 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 69.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.46°N / 95.11°W
(Mexico)Nearest volcano: San Martín (124 km / 77 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) NW of Jesús Carranza (pop: 4,020)
9 km (6 mi) NE of Los Ángeles (Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca) (pop: 1,140)
16 km (10 mi) E of El Porvenir (Oaxaca) (pop: 1,580)
25 km (15 mi) SW of Medias Aguas (pop: 1,120)
58 km (36 mi) SW of Acayucan (pop: 47,000)
84 km (52 mi) SW of Minatitlán (pop: 150,900)
177 km (110 mi) NE of Oaxaca (pop: 262,600)
477 km (296 mi) SE of Mexico City (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: SSN
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 69 km | 50 Km Al SUROESTE De SAYULA DE ALEMAN, VER, Mexico | SSN |
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