Leve terremoto magnitud 4.0 - North Pacific Ocean, 81 km SSE of Pinotepa, Oaxaca, Mexico, sábado, 17 oct. 2020 -

Leve terremoto magnitud 4.0 - North Pacific Ocean, 81 km SSE of Pinotepa, Oaxaca, Mexico, sábado, 17 oct. 2020

Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

17 Oct 18:42 UTC: Primero en informar: SSN después de 10 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 17 Oct 2020 18:32:49 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: 2020-10-17 13:32:49 (Hora de México)
Magnitud: 4
Profundidad: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 15.63°N / 97.88°W (Océano Pacífico Norte, México)
Nearby towns and cities:
41 km al SSO de El Azufre (Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo) (pop: 524) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
53 km al SO de El Zapotalito (pop: 980) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
56 km al SSO de Santa Rosa de Lima (pop: 2,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
63 km al S de Collantes (pop: 2,240) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
70 km al SO de Santa María Acatepec (pop: 1,170) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
75 km al SSE de Corralero (pop: 1,740) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
80 km al SO de San Marcos Zacatepec (pop: 1,030) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
88 km al SO de San Miguel Panixtlahuaca (pop: 5,680) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
93 km al SO de Santiago Yaitepec (pop: 4,120) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
443 km al SSE de Ciudad de México (pop: 12,294,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 28.6°C (83 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from WNW
Fuente primaria de datos: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Energía liberada estimada: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 4.010 km64 Km Al SUROESTE De RIO GRANDE, OAX, MexicoSSN
M 4.010 kmOffshore Oaxaca, MexicoEMSC

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