Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 11 km west of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-20 23:04:33 (Hora de México) -

Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 11 km west of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-10-20 23:04:33 (Hora de México)

Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 15 km depth

21 Oct 04:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 10 minutes.
Date & time: 21 Oct 2020 04:04:33 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-10-20 23:04:33 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.14°N / 95.29°W (Mexico)
Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) SSE of Rincón Moreno (Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) (pop: 1,020)
11 km (7 mi) ENE of El Morro (Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) (pop: 2,630)
15 km (9 mi) SSW of La Noria (Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) (pop: 2,420)
19 km (12 mi) WSW of Huazantlán del Río (San Mateo del Mar) (pop: 1,510)
26 km (16 mi) S of Santa María Mixtequilla (pop: 3,640)
44 km (27 mi) SW of Juchitan de Zaragoza (San Miguel Chimalapa) (pop: 74,800)
184 km (114 mi) ESE of Oaxaca City (Oaxaca de Juarez, San Miguel Chimalapa) (pop: 255,000)
547 km (340 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Broken Clouds 25.9°C (79 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from N
Primary data source: SSN
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.015 km11 Km Al SUROESTE De SALINA CRUZ, OAX, MexicoSSN
M 4.015 km11 Km WSW of Salina Cruz, MexicoEMSC

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