Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 85 km south of Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico, on 2020-10-07 23:18:57 (Hora de México)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 61 km depth
8 Oct 04:35 UTC: First to report: SSN after 16 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-10-07 23:18:57 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 61.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.26°N / 94.76°W

Antipode: 17.26°S / 85.24°E
Nearest volcano: San Martín (152 km / 94 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
6 km (4 mi) SW of Cuauhtémoc de Tierra Blanca (Amatal) (pop: 235) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) W of Hermanos Cedillo (pop: 1,220) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (14 mi) NE of Cuauhtémoc (Oaxaca) (pop: 2,260) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) S of Vicente Guerrero (pop: 1,200) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) W of Poblado 10 (pop: 3,320) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) SE of Jesus Carranza (pop: 4,020) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) ENE of Palomares (Oaxaca) (pop: 3,760) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) NE of Matias Romero Avendaño (Matías Romero Avendaño, Oaxaca) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
340 km (211 mi) SE of Xalapa (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 424,800) --> See nearby quakes!
520 km (323 mi) ESE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds
21.3°C (70 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from S
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Overcast Clouds

Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.0 | 61 km | 52 Km Al NORESTE De MATIAS ROMERO, OAX, Mexico | SSN |
4.0 | 61 km | 49 Km NE of San Juan Guichicovi, Mexico | EMSC |
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