Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 47 km southeast of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-07 09:49:26 (Hora de México) -

Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 47 km southeast of Crucecita, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-07 09:49:26 (Hora de México)

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 12 km depth

7 Oct 15:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 18 minutes.
Date & time: 7 Oct 2020 02:49:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-10-07 09:49:26 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 12.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.44°N / 95.86°W (Mexico)
Nearby towns and cities:
43 km (27 mi) SSE of Residencial Conejos (pop: 30)
47 km (29 mi) SE of Crucecita (pop: 15,100)
49 km (31 mi) SE of San Agustin (Santa María Huatulco) (pop: 250)
61 km (38 mi) SSE of Santa Maria Xadani (San Miguel del Puerto) (pop: 1,040)
66 km (41 mi) SE of Huatulco (pop: 7,410)
73 km (46 mi) ESE of San Pedro Pochutla (pop: 13,700)
203 km (126 mi) SSE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000)
563 km (350 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds 26°C (79 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 4 m/s (7 kts) from NE
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 4.112 km46 Km Al SURESTE De CRUCECITA, OAX, MexicoSSN
M 4.112 kmOffshore Oaxaca, MexicoEMSC

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