Mag. 4.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 22 km southeast of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico, on Saturday, 9 September 2017 at 12:17 (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 7 hours earlier.
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Light magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 78 km depth
9 Sep 12:36 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 78.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.11°N / 94.47°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (192 km / 119 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
22 km (14 mi) SE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo (pop: 4,030) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) S of San Francisco Ixhuatan (pop: 5,410) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) SSE of Las Amilpas (pop: 8,800) --> See nearby quakes!
37 km (23 mi) SW of Chahuite (pop: 9,840) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) WSW of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) ESE of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (48 mi) W of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) E of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (53 mi) ESE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
616 km (383 mi) SE of Mexiko (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.8 | 78 km | OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
| M 4.8 | 78 km | - 23km SE of San Francisco del Mar, Mexico | USGS |
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Mag. 4.8 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 22 km southeast of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico, on Saturday, 9 September 2017 at 12:17 (GMT)
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