Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - 47 km southeast of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-07 09:49:26 (Hora de México)
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Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 12 km depth
7 Oct 15:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 18 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 7, 2020 14:49:26 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 2020-10-07 09:49:26 (Hora de México) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.1 |
| Depth | 12.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 15.44°N / 95.86°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 15.44°S / 84.14°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 43 km (27 mi) SSE of Residencial Conejos (pop: 30) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) SE of Crucecita (pop: 15,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SSE of Zimatan (pop: 453) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) SSW of Santiago Astata (pop: 2,210) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 66 km (41 mi) SE of Huatulco (pop: 7,410) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) SSE of Merced del Potrero (pop: 2,180) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 73 km (46 mi) ESE of San Pedro Pochutla (pop: 13,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 86 km (53 mi) SW of El Carrizal (pop: 1,290) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 87 km (54 mi) SE of Candelaria Loxicha (pop: 2,070) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 563 km (350 mi) SE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Scattered Clouds  26°C (79 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NE |
| 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 | 12 km | 46 Km Al SURESTE De CRUCECITA, OAX, Mexico | SSN |
| 4.1 | 12 km | Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
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