Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 45 km southeast of Crucecita, Mexico
4.3 quake 29 Aug 3:36 am (GMT -6)

Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN) reported a magnitude 4.3 quake in Mexico near Crucecita, Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca, 32 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Sunday 29 August 2021 at 3:36 am local time at a very shallow depth of 7 km. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Residencial Conejos (pop. 30) located 42 km from the epicenter, and Crucecita (pop. 15,100) 45 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Huatulco (pop. 7,400) located 63 km from the epicenter, La Herradura (pop. 1,100) 64 km away, Santa Maria Huamelula (pop. 1,400) 66 km away, Santiago Astata (pop. 2,200) 67 km away, Benito Juarez (pop. 1,300) 67 km away, Puerto Angel (pop. 2,600) 68 km away, and San Pedro Pochutla (pop. 13,700) 69 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Aug 29, 2021 3:36 am (GMT -6) local time (29 Aug 2021 09:36 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 15.43°N / 95.91°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Primary data source: SSN
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