Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Off Coast of Jalisco, Mexico on Saturday, 6 September 2014
Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 836 km west of Mexico City, on Saturday, 6 September 2014 at 19:23 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 18 km depth
6 Sep 19:30 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Sep 6 20:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 6.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 18.0 km.
Sep 6 20:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 6.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 18.0 km.
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 18.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.77°N / 107.05°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
213 km (132 mi) SW of Mariano Otero (pop: 10) --> See nearby quakes!
266 km (166 mi) W of Cihuatlan (Cihuatlán) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
280 km (174 mi) SW of Puerto Vallarta (pop: 203,300) --> See nearby quakes!
286 km (178 mi) SW of Mezcales (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
287 km (179 mi) W of Manzanillo (pop: 130,000) --> See nearby quakes!
290 km (180 mi) SW of Ixtapa (pop: 29,000) --> See nearby quakes!
292 km (182 mi) SW of San José del Valle (pop: 22,500) --> See nearby quakes!
303 km (188 mi) WSW of Autlan de Navarro (pop: 45,400) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) WSW of El Salto (pop: 22,600) --> See nearby quakes!
836 km (519 mi) W of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 6.1 | 18 km | Off Coast of Jalisco, Mexico | GFZ |
| M 6.0 | 20 km | OFF COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO | EMSC |
| M 5.9 | 18 km | 222km WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico | USGS |
| M 5.6 | 10 km | 257 km al SUROESTE de CIHUATLAN, JAL | SSN |
| M 5.9 | 18 km | WSW of Tomatlan, Mexico | GeoAu |
(shakemap: USGS)
User reports for this quake (2)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
dallas / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
fort worth, tx / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 836 km west of Mexico City, 6 September 2014 19:23 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 22 Feb 2015 14:36 UTC| M 5.3 |6 km (3.7 mi) depth|40 km (25 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 22 Feb 2015 14:23 UTC| M 6.2 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| GFZ | Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 813 km west of Mexico City, on Sunday, 22 February 2015 at 14:23 (GMT)
- 17 Nov 2014 14:34 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 08 Sep 2014 13:42 UTC| M 4.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|12 km (8 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
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