Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 98 km southeast of Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-01 23:26:01 (Hora de México) -

Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 98 km southeast of Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-01 23:26:01 (Hora de México)

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 55 km depth

2 Oct 04:42 UTC: First to report: SSN after 16 minutes.
Date & time: 2 Oct 2020 04:26:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-10-01 23:26:01 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 55.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.32°N / 96.23°W (Mexico)
Nearby towns and cities:
18 km (11 mi) W of Santiago Quiavigolo (pop: 396)
20 km (12 mi) WNW of Santa Maria Quiegolani (pop: 830)
39 km (24 mi) E of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz (Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz) (pop: 23,900)
55 km (34 mi) N of Huatulco (pop: 7,410)
60 km (37 mi) ESE of Ejutla de Crespo (pop: 9,750)
62 km (39 mi) N of Crucecita (pop: 15,100)
98 km (61 mi) SSE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000)
462 km (287 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds 22.8°C (73 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: SSN
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.155 km39 Km Al ESTE De MIAHUATLAN, OAX, MexicoSSN
M 4.155 km39 Km E of Miahuatlán De Porfirio Díaz, MexicoEMSC

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