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Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO on Saturday, 26 August 2017

Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO on Saturday, 26 August 2017
Date & time: Sat, 26 Aug 20:29:19 UTC
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 33.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.65°N / 95.6°W (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: El Chichón (316 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
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"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 29 Aug 2017
Tue, 29 Aug 18:31 UTCM 4.2 / 20 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 29 Aug 19:23 UTCM 4.5 / 49 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 30 Aug 2017
Wed, 30 Aug 05:51 UTCM 4.0 / 7 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 1 Sep 2017
Fri, 1 Sep 08:25 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 3 Sep 2017
Sun, 3 Sep 00:06 UTCM 4.2 / 74 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 4 Sep 2017
Mon, 4 Sep 04:59 UTCM 4.4 / 36 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 5 Sep 2017
Tue, 5 Sep 19:17 UTCM 4.6 / 20 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 7 Sep 2017
Thu, 7 Sep 07:05 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info]- 98km SW of Pijijiapan, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 2017 (42 earthquakes)
Fri, 8 Sep 04:49 UTCM 8.1 / 60 km - [info]Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 05:01 UTCM 5.7 / 54.5 km - [info]- 11km SSW of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 05:17 UTCM 5.3 / 59.7 km - [info]- 72km SSE of San Francisco del Mar, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 05:24 UTCM 5.2 / 55.1 km - [info]- 83km SW of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 05:33 UTCM 5.3 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 05:44 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 05:54 UTCM 4.3 / 75 km - [info]- 66km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 05:57 UTCM 4.6 / 39.8 km - [info]- 81km SSW of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 06:08 UTCM 4.6 / 46.7 km - [info]- 84km S of San Francisco del Mar, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 06:26 UTCM 4.3 / 65.5 km - [info]- 67km SW of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 07:01 UTCM 4.2 / 34.5 km - [info]- 110km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 07:30 UTCM 4.4 / 56.2 km - [info]- 62km S of San Francisco del Mar, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 07:38 UTCM 4.4 / 71 km - [info]- 60km WSW of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 07:59 UTCM 4.5 / 60 km - [info]- 64km S of San Francisco del Mar, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 08:06 UTCM 4.4 / 77 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 8 Sep 08:17 UTCM 4.3 / 43.9 km - [info]- 59km S of Salina Cruz, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 08:31 UTCM 4.3 / 35.6 km - [info]- 90km SSW of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 08:34 UTCM 6.0 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 08:42 UTCM 4.5 / 67.4 km - [info]- 76km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 09:08 UTCM 4.5 / 45 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 09:10 UTCM 4.6 / 79.3 km - [info]- 68km SSW of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 09:12 UTCM 4.6 / 52.1 km - [info]- 93km SW of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 10:18 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 11:06 UTCM 4.3 / 52 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 8 Sep 11:11 UTCM 4.5 / 36.6 km - [info]- off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 11:25 UTCM 5.5 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 11:43 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 11:51 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 12:03 UTCM 4.5 / 34.5 km - [info]- 63km S of San Francisco del Mar, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 12:06 UTCM 5.2 / 57 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 12:46 UTCM 4.7 / 16 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 8 Sep 14:16 UTCM 4.6 / 50 km - [info]- 65km S of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 14:24 UTCM 5.1 / 10 km - [info]Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 14:40 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 14:44 UTCM 5.6 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 16:08 UTCM 4.6 / 10 km - [info]- 126km SSW of Paredon, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 16:08 UTCM 5.0 / 2 km - [info]5.0 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 8 Sep 16:12 UTCM 5.0 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Fri, 8 Sep 16:14 UTCM 4.8 / 53 km - [info]- 98km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 8 Sep 16:19 UTCM 5.0 / 52 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 8 Sep 16:42 UTCM 4.8 / 62 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 8 Sep 17:02 UTCM 5.0 / 71 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC

 

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