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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Off Coast of Jalisco, Mexico on Saturday, 6 September 2014

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Off Coast of Jalisco, Mexico on Saturday, 6 September 2014

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Off Coast of Jalisco, Mexico on Saturday, 6 September 2014
Sep 6 20:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 6.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 18.0 km.
Date & time: Sat, 6 Sep 19:23:00 UTC
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 18.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.77°N / 107.05°W
Nearest volcano: Mascota (294 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Sat, 6 Sep
Sat, 6 Sep 19:23 UTCM 6.0 / 20 kmOFF COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 6 Sep 19:23 UTCM 5.9 / 18.3 km222km WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico[Map]USGS
Sat, 6 Sep 19:22 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km257 km al SUROESTE de CIHUATLAN, JAL[Map]SSN
Sat, 6 Sep 19:23 UTCM 5.9 / 18 kmWSW of Tomatlan, Mexico[Map]GeoAu

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shake map
(shakemap: USGS)
"I felt it" reports:
dallas / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
fort worth, tx / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
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 09:17 UTCM 3.9 / 23 km - [info] (152 km)70 km al OESTE de CIHUATLAN, JAL[Map]SSN
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 13:42 UTCM 3.4 / 12 km - [info] (142 km)63 km al OESTE de CIHUATLAN, JAL[Map]SSN
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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