Débil terremoto magnitud 3.8 - North Pacific Ocean, 7.1 km ESE of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, miércoles, 21 oct. 2020 -

Débil terremoto magnitud 3.8 - North Pacific Ocean, 7.1 km ESE of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, miércoles, 21 oct. 2020

Minor magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 39 km depth

21 Oct 13:00 UTC: Primero en informar: SSN después de 4 horas.
Fecha & hora: 21 Oct 2020 09:23:19 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: 2020-10-21 04:23:19 (Hora de México)
Magnitud: 3.8
Profundidad: 39.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 16.16°N / 95.13°W (Océano Pacífico Norte, México)
Volcán mas cercano: El Chichón (243 km / 151 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
6 km al S de San Martin (pop: 211) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
7 km al ESE de Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
12 km al OSO de Colonia Juarez (pop: 2,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
18 km al S de Santa Rosa de Lima (pop: 2,490) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
21 km al ESE de Rincon Moreno (pop: 1,020) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
22 km al SSE de San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
22 km al SSE de Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
33 km al SSO de Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
45 km al S de San Geronimo Ixtepec (Ixtepec) (pop: 25,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
558 km al SE de Ciudad de México (pop: 12,294,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Energía liberada estimada: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 3.839 km8 Km Al SURESTE De SALINA CRUZ, OAX, MexicoSSN
M 3.839 kmOffshore Oaxaca, MexicoEMSC

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