Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 76 km southwest of Manuel Avila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico, on Saturday, 9 September 2017 at 04:54 (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 1 day 0 hours earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
9 Sep 05:01 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.23°N / 93.97°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Tacana (200 km / 124 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
75 km (47 mi) SW of Isla San José (Pijijiapan) (pop: 100) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) SSW of Manuel Avila Camacho (Ponte Duro) (pop: 1,780) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) S of Paredon (Paredón) (pop: 6,130) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) WSW of Pijijiapan (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
98 km (61 mi) SSW of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (70 mi) S of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) --> See nearby quakes!
117 km (73 mi) WSW of Mapastepec (pop: 17,900) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (84 mi) SSW of Villaflores (pop: 37,200) --> See nearby quakes!
168 km (104 mi) SE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
720 km (447 mi) SE of Mexiko (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
375 km (233 mi) SW of Chinal Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.2 | 10 km | Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico | GFZ |
| M 5.4 | 60 km | OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO | EMSC |
| M 5.4 | 47 km | - 88km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico | USGS |
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Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico, 202 km NE of epicenter) : Fue rápido creo una réplica pero si tardo un par de segundos!! (reported through EMSC)
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Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 76 km southwest of Manuel Avila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico, on Saturday, 9 September 2017 at 04:54 (GMT)
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