Mag. 4.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 28 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Sunday, 10 September 2017 at 09:33 (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 2 days earlier.
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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

Nearest volcano: El Chichón (247 km / 153 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
25 km (16 mi) S of La Reforma (pop: 210) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) SE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) ESE of El Morro (pop: 2,630) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) S of Santa Rosa (pop: 2,490) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SSE of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) SSE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) S of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
60 km (37 mi) SSW of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) S of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
579 km (360 mi) SE of Mexiko (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
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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