Weak mag. 3.7 earthquake - Magdalena Tequisistlan, 42 km west of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2021-02-16 02:05:06 (Hora de México) -
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Weak magnitude 3.7 earthquake at 48 km depth
16 Feb 14:00 UTC: First to report: SSN after 6 hours.
Date & time: 16 Feb 2021 08:05:06 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2021-02-16 02:05:06 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 48.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.29°N / 95.57°W
(Magdalena Tequisistlan, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
4 km (2 mi) NE of San Miguel Tenango (pop: 640) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) SSE of Magdalena Tequisistlan (pop: 3,830) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) SW of Santa Maria Jalapa del Marqués (pop: 9,000) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (18 mi) NW of El Morro (pop: 2,630) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) W of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) W of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) WNW of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) WSW of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
150 km (93 mi) SE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
513 km (319 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 2.2 x 1010 joules (6.22 megawatt hours, equivalent to 5.35 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| 3.7 | 48 km | 36 Km Al OESTE De TEHUANTEPEC, OAX, Mexico | SSN |
| 3.7 | 48 km | OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
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