Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 31 km northwest of Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-02-28 14:01:32 (Hora de México) -

Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 31 km northwest of Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-02-28 14:01:32 (Hora de México)

Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 118 km depth

29 Feb 02:14 UTC: Premier à signaler: SSN après 6 heures.
Date & time: 28 Feb 2020 20:01:32 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-02-28 14:01:32 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4
Profondeur: 118.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.12°N / 95.18°W (San Juan Mazatlan, État de Oaxaca, Mexique)
Volcan le plus près: San Martín (162 km / 101 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km OSO de Rancho los Sauces (pop: 28) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
12 km NO de Santa Ana (pop: 1,340) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
20 km N de Zacatal (pop: 1,140) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
23 km NO de Piedra Blanca (pop: 1,220) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
30 km ENE de San Juan Mazatlan (pop: 1,790) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
31 km NNO de Matias Romero (Matías Romero Avendaño) (pop: 18,900) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
31 km O de Cuauhtémoc (pop: 2,260) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
63 km N de Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
164 km E de Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
490 km ESE de Mexico (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
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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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 4.0118 km31 km al NOROESTE de MATIAS ROMERO, OAX (Mexico)SSN

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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 31 km northwest of Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 2020-02-28 14:01:32 (Hora de México)
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