Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 71 km southwest of Manuel Avila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico, on Saturday, 9 September 2017 at 08:01 (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 3 hours earlier.
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Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 60 km depth
9 Sep 08:14 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 69.0 to 60.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 69.0 to 60.0 km.
Date & time: 9 Sep 2017 08:01:37 UTC
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 60.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.29°N / 93.97°W

Nearest volcano: Tacana (200 km / 124 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
70 km (43 mi) SSW of Isla San Marcos (pop: 86) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SW of San Isidro (pop: 1,630) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) S of Paredon (Paredón) (pop: 6,130) --> See nearby quakes!
88 km (55 mi) WSW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal) (pop: 1,030) --> See nearby quakes!
92 km (57 mi) SSW of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) WSW of Pijijiapan (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (59 mi) WSW of El Carmen (pop: 1,420) --> See nearby quakes!
96 km (60 mi) S of La Gloria (pop: 1,800) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (77 mi) SW of Villa Corzo (Centro) (pop: 10,800) --> See nearby quakes!
715 km (444 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.9 | 60 km | OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO | EMSC |
M 4.7 | 58 km | Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico | GFZ |
M 4.9 | 69 km | - 75km SW of Tres Picos, Mexico | USGS |
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