Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - 98 km southeast of Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-01 23:26:01 (Hora de México)
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 55 km depth
2 Oct 04:42 UTC: First to report: SSN after 16 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 2, 2020 04:26:01 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 2020-10-01 23:26:01 (Hora de México) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.1 |
| Depth | 55.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.32°N / 96.23°W  (Santa Catalina Quieri, Oaxaca, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 16.32°S / 83.77°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 6 km (4 mi) SSW of Santiago Lachivia (pop: 940) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 13 km (8 mi) ESE of San Jose (pop: 1,470) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) E of San Cristobal (pop: 4,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 34 km (21 mi) SW of El Camaron (pop: 2,170) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) NNW of Merced del Potrero (pop: 2,180) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) E of Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz (Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz) (pop: 23,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 62 km (39 mi) N of Crucecita (pop: 15,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) SE of Ocotlan de Morelos (pop: 15,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) SSE of Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 462 km (287 mi) SE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  22.8°C (73 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 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 | 55 km | 39 Km Al ESTE De MIAHUATLAN, OAX, Mexico | SSN |
| 4.1 | 55 km | 39 Km E of Miahuatlán De Porfirio Díaz, Mexico | EMSC |
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