Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - 5.5 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO on Saturday, 20 September 2014
Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 82 km southwest of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico, on Saturday, 20 September 2014 at 03:03 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 45 km depth
20 Sep 03:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.
Sep 20 19:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 45.0 km.
Sep 20 19:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.2 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 45.0 km.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 45.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.87°N / 93.63°W

Nearest volcano: Tacana (168 km / 104 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
82 km (51 mi) SW of Pampa Honda (pop: 148) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal) (pop: 1,030) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) WSW of La Palma (pop: 678) --> See nearby quakes!
99 km (62 mi) S of El Manguito (Tonalá) (pop: 821) --> See nearby quakes!
100 km (62 mi) SW of Mapastepec (pop: 17,900) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) SSW of Pijijiapan (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
102 km (63 mi) SSW of San Isidro (pop: 1,630) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) WSW of El Arenal (pop: 1,160) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) SW of Nueva Colombia (pop: 1,570) --> See nearby quakes!
773 km (481 mi) SE of Mexiko (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.0 | 45 km | OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO | EMSC |
M 5.0 | 46 km | Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico | GFZ |
M 5.2 | 46 km | 108km SW of Mapastepec, Mexico | USGS |
M 5.4 | 15 km | Nicaragua | INETER |
M 5.3 | 16 km | 133 km al SUROESTE de PIJIJIAPAN, CHIS | SSN |
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (26 quakes):- 15 Nov 2014 09:32 UTC| M 4.1 |16 km (9.9 mi) depth|13 km (8 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 14 Nov 2014 14:59 UTC| M 3.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 23 Oct 2014 19:28 UTC| M 2.9 |40 km (24.9 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 13 Oct 2014 20:44 UTC| M 3.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 07 Oct 2014 04:54 UTC| M 4.0 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 30 Sep 2014 11:25 UTC| M 3.6 |16 km (9.9 mi) depth|16 km (10 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 29 Sep 2014 09:36 UTC| M 3.4 |16 km (9.9 mi) depth|18 km (11 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 29 Sep 2014 06:23 UTC| M 3.7 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|15 km (10 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 26 Sep 2014 23:32 UTC| M 3.8 |85 km (52.8 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 25 Sep 2014 19:23 UTC| M 3.9 |49 km (30.4 mi) depth|15 km (10 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 24 Sep 2014 14:49 UTC| M 3.5 |101 km (62.8 mi) depth|10 km (6 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 24 Sep 2014 06:02 UTC| M 3.5 |16 km (9.9 mi) depth|15 km (9 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 24 Sep 2014 03:03 UTC| M 3.7 |75 km (46.6 mi) depth|4 km (2 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 23 Sep 2014 17:34 UTC| M 3.8 |1 km (0.6 mi) depth|19 km (12 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 23 Sep 2014 16:29 UTC| M 4.0 |15 km (9.3 mi) depth|8 km (5 mi) distance| SSN | Details
- 23 Sep 2014 15:39 UTC| M 4.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|12 km (8 mi) distance| SSN | Details
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