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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 255km WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico on Saturday, 31 May 2014

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 259km WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico on Saturday, 31 May 2014

Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 259km WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico on Saturday, 31 May 2014
Date & time: Sat, 31 May 11:53:48 UTC
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, May 31, 2014 04:53:48
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.8517°N / 107.4447°W
Nearest volcano: Mascota (330 km)
Primary data source: USGS
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 31 May
Sat, 31 May 11:53 UTCM 6.2 / 10 kmOff Coast of Jalisco, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Sat, 31 May 11:53 UTCM 6.2 / 10 kmOFF COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 31 May 11:53 UTCM 6.2 / 10 km284 km al SUROESTE de PUERTO VALLARTA, JAL[Map]SSN

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
Haleyville,al (2879.2 km ENE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking): i was sleeping on floor with the kiddos and not sure which earth quake i experience but i felt groud rumble like thunder outside so looked at weather and said it was clear, freaked me out.
Vallarta. Nayarit / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Heard a fairly loud pop from the ceiling which woke me up then saw the blinds swaying a little.
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 5 Jul
Sat, 5 Jul 09:54 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (165 km)4.6 REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION[Map]EMSC
Mon, 21 Jul
Mon, 21 Jul 17:01 UTCM 4.2 / 18 km - [info] (176 km)349 km al SUR de CABO SAN LUCAS, BCS
[Map]		SSN
Thu, 28 Aug
Thu, 28 Aug 15:37 UTCM 3.6 / 20 km - [info] (167 km)141 km al SUROESTE de PUERTO VALLARTA, JAL[Map]SSN
Sat, 6 Sep
Sat, 6 Sep 19:23 UTCM 6.1 / 18 km - [info] (294 km)Off Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
[Map]		GFZ
dallas / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
fort worth, tx / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Mon, 8 Sep
Mon, 8 Sep 13:42 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (281 km)Off Coast of Jalisco, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Mon, 8 Sep 13:42 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info] (254 km)231 km al SUROESTE de CIHUATLAN, JAL[Map]SSN
Tue, 9 Sep
Tue, 9 Sep 21:57 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (222 km)250km ENE of Socorro Island, Mexico[Map]USGS
Wed, 24 Sep
Wed, 24 Sep 23:42 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info] (291 km)335 km al SUROESTE de PUERTO VALLARTA, JAL[Map]SSN
Thu, 9 Oct
Thu, 9 Oct 21:32 UTCM 3.7 / 17 km - [info] (182 km)96 km al OESTE de CIHUATLAN, JAL[Map]SSN
Sat, 25 Oct
Sat, 25 Oct 05:04 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info] (249 km)Revilla Gigedo Islands Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 17 Nov
Mon, 17 Nov 07:28 UTCM 4.5 / 35 km - [info] (224 km)OFF COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 17 Nov 07:48 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info] (247 km)OFF COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 17 Nov 14:34 UTCM 4.7 / 10 km - [info] (271 km)219 km al SUROESTE de CIHUATLAN, JAL[Map]SSN
Tue, 18 Nov
Tue, 18 Nov 15:29 UTCM 3.5 / 23 km - [info] (244 km)193 km al SUROESTE de CIHUATLAN, JAL[Map]SSN
Wed, 3 Dec
Wed, 3 Dec 17:24 UTCM 4.7 / 5 km - [info] (221 km)383 km al SUROESTE de PUERTO VALLARTA, JAL[Map]SSN
Tue, 30 Dec
Tue, 30 Dec 16:45 UTCM 3.8 / 20 km - [info] (187 km)154 km al SUROESTE de PUERTO VALLARTA, JAL[Map]SSN

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