Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 13 km northeast of Las Amilpas, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 9 Nov 2020 4:19 am (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 105 km depth
9 Nov 14:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.
Date & time: 9 Nov 2020 10:19:45 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 9 Nov 2020 4:19 am (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 105.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.45°N / 94.53°W
(Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (172 km / 107 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) SW of El Sauce (pop: 17) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) NNW of San Francisco Ixhuatan (pop: 5,410) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) NE of Las Amilpas (pop: 8,800) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) W of Santo Domingo Zanatepec (pop: 7,250) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) E of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) E of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) E of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) WNW of Arriaga (Chiapas) (pop: 24,400) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) SE of Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> See nearby quakes!
589 km (366 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky
33.5°C (92 F), humidity: 43%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from SSW
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)Clear Sky
33.5°C (92 F), humidity: 43%, wind: 1 m/s (3 kts) from SSWEstimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 105 km | 32 Km Al ESTE De UNION HIDALGO, OAX, Mexico | SSN |
| M 4.0 | 105 km | OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
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