Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 107 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Friday, 8 September 2017 at 05:33 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 8.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 88 km southwest of Topon, Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico, 8 September 2017 04:49 GMT, which had occurred 44 minutes earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 10 km depth
8 Sep 05:47 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 14 minutes.
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.34°N / 94.7°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
99 km (62 mi) S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo (pop: 4,030) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) SSE of San Mateo del Mar (pop: 5,730) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) SSE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) SSE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
127 km (79 mi) SSE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) SW of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (82 mi) SW of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) --> See nearby quakes!
142 km (89 mi) SSE of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
183 km (113 mi) SW of Cintalapa de Figueroa (pop: 42,500) --> See nearby quakes!
654 km (406 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
415 km (258 mi) SW of Chinal Island --> See nearby quakes!
522 km (325 mi) SW of Isla Aguada Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.3 | 10 km | Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico | GFZ |
| M 5.2 | 60 km | OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO | EMSC |
| M 5.2 | 65 km | - 75km SSW of Paredon, Mexico | USGS |
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Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 107 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Friday, 8 September 2017 at 05:33 (GMT)
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