Mag. 4.0 earthquake - San José Chichihualtepec, Oaxaca, 5.7 km southeast of Totoltepec de Guerrero, Mexico, on Monday, 4 August 2014 at 21:10 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 59 km depth
5 Aug 16:13 UTC: First to report: SSN after 19 hours.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 59.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.18°N / 97.83°W
(San José Chichihualtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Pico de Orizaba (112 km / 70 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
6 km (4 mi) SSE of Totoltepec de Guerrero (Puebla) (pop: 911) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (9 mi) NE of Petlalcingo (Puebla) (pop: 2,620) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) E of Acatlan de Osorio (Acatlán de Osorio, Puebla) (pop: 16,300) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) N of Ciudad de Huajuapan de Leon (pop: 53,000) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) SW of Tehuacan (Puebla) (pop: 248,700) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) WSW of San Francisco Altepexi (Altepexi, Puebla) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) WSW of Zinacatepec (Puebla) (pop: 15,600) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) WSW of Ajalpan (Puebla) (pop: 28,000) --> See nearby quakes!
171 km (106 mi) NW of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
195 km (121 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated 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 | 59 km | 23 km al ESTE de ACATLAN DE OSORIO, PUE | SSN |
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - San José Chichihualtepec, Oaxaca, 5.7 km southeast of Totoltepec de Guerrero, Mexico, on Monday, 4 August 2014 at 21:10 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
