Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 84 km southwest of Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico, on 2020-09-24 02:19:15 (Hora de México)
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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
Depth: 69.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.46°N / 95.11°W

Antipode: 17.46°S / 84.89°E
Nearest volcano: San Martín (124 km / 77 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
6 km (4 mi) E of La Nueva Raza (pop: 574) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (6 mi) WNW of Jesus Carranza (pop: 4,020) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) SSW of Sayula de Aleman (Centro) (pop: 14,000) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SSW of Acayucan (pop: 50,900) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) N of Matias Romero Avendaño (Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (44 mi) SW of Jaltipan de Morelos (pop: 32,800) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) SE of Isla (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 26,300) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) SW of Minatitlan (pop: 112,000) --> See nearby quakes!
299 km (186 mi) SE of Xalapa (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 424,800) --> See nearby quakes!
477 km (296 mi) ESE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (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) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.0 | 69 km | 50 Km Al SUROESTE De SAYULA DE ALEMAN, VER, Mexico | SSN |
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