Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 134 km east of Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-07 06:15:25 (Hora de México) -

Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 134 km east of Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-07 06:15:25 (Hora de México)

Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 103 km depth

7 Oct 11:35 UTC: First to report: SSN after 20 minutes.
Date & time: 7 Oct 2020 11:15:25 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-10-07 06:15:25 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 103.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.17°N / 95.47°W (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: San Martín (159 km / 99 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
16 km (10 mi) N of San Juan Mazatlán (pop: 1,790)
20 km (12 mi) SE of Santa María Puxmetacán (San Juan Cotzocón) (pop: 1,380)
21 km (13 mi) SW of Jaltepec de Candayoc (San Juan Cotzocón) (pop: 1,770)
31 km (19 mi) S of María Lombardo de Caso (pop: 3,860)
33 km (21 mi) E of San Juan Cotzocón (San Juan Cotzocon) (pop: 3,700)
56 km (35 mi) NW of Matías Romero (pop: 21,100)
134 km (83 mi) E of Oaxaca (pop: 262,600)
461 km (286 mi) SE of Mexico City (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds 17.3°C (63 F), humidity: 95%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from WSW
Primary data source: SSN
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.3103 km56 Km Al NOROESTE De MATIAS ROMERO, OAX, MexicoSSN
M 4.3103 km46 Km WNW of San Juan Guichicovi, MexicoEMSC

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