M4.9 Earthquake 10 km SSE of Asunción Tlacolulita, Mexico — June 23, 2020
2020-06-23 01:17:18 UTC (2020-06-23) · approx. 7:17 PM UTC-6 local
Felt by 11 people across nearby locations.
On June 23, 2020 at 01:17 UTC, a magnitude 4.9 shallow crustal earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Asunción Tlacolulita, Mexico, at a depth of 35.0 km and coordinates 16.2080°, -95.6869°.
Physical scale: An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 releases seismic energy equivalent to roughly 338 metric tons of TNT. Empirical fault-scaling laws (Wells & Coppersmith, 1994) estimate the subsurface rupture length at approximately 1.4 km — a useful intuition for the size of the slip patch on the fault.
The epicenter is located in Mexico, a region characterized by the Middle America Trench, where the Cocos Plate subducts beneath the North American Plate. The nearest mapped fault system is the Middle America Trench. View all earthquakes in Mexico.
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Did You Feel It? — community-reported shaking
Aggregated felt-report intensity from 11 citizen responses to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Each colored zone represents the average MMI from reports in that area.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Did You Feel It?. View on USGS · submit your own report
Earthquake Details
-95.6869°E
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Common Questions
How strong was the magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Asunción Tlacolulita, Mexico?
The magnitude 4.9 earthquake that struck 10 km SSE of Asunción Tlacolulita, Mexico on June 23, 2020 at 01:17 UTC had a depth of 35.0 km. For context, this was a light earthquake commonly felt near the epicenter.
Where did the earthquake occur?
The earthquake epicenter was located at 16.2080°, -95.6869°, which is 10 km SSE of Asunción Tlacolulita, Mexico. View all earthquakes in Mexico.
Were there aftershocks?
Aftershock activity is monitored continuously by the USGS. Aftershock sequences from magnitude 4.9 earthquakes can continue for several days and gradually diminish over time.
Has Mexico had earthquakes this big before?
The largest recorded earthquake in Mexico was the M8.1 Chiapas earthquake of September 8, 2017. Today's magnitude 4.9 event is significantly smaller than that historical record.
Authoritative source: USGS event page (event ID: us6000agwf). All scientific values on this page are sourced verbatim from the USGS feed.
Cite this page: EarthquakeTracker.org. (2020, June 23, 2020). M4.9 Earthquake 10 km SSE of Asunción Tlacolulita, Mexico — June 23, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021 from https://www.earthquaketracker.org/earthquakes/event/us6000agwf/