Mag. 4.6 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO, on Sunday, 10 September 2017 at 09:33 (GMT)
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 8.1 quake Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico, 8 September 04:49 UTC, which had occurred 2 days earlier.
Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 91 km depth
10 Sep 09:59 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 26 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 91.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.97°N / 95.04°W
(Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (247 km / 153 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
25 km (16 mi) S of La Reforma (pop: 210)
28 km (18 mi) SE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600)
45 km (28 mi) SSE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100)
52 km (32 mi) S of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800)
60 km (37 mi) SSW of Unión Hidalgo (pop: 12,700)
66 km (41 mi) S of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400)
224 km (139 mi) WSW of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (pop: 537,100)
579 km (360 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: EMSC
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.6 | 91 km | OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO | EMSC |
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