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Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO on Monday, 18 September 2017

Date & time: Mon, 18 Sep 02:24:03 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.82°N / 95.2°W
Nearest volcano: El Chichón (271 km)
Primary data source: EMSC

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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies

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"I felt it" reports:

Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)

Time	Mag. / Depth	Location	Map	Source
Mon, 18 Sep (16 earthquakes)
Mon, 18 Sep 06:04 UTC	M 4.0 / 54 km - [info]	(217 km)	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 07:31 UTC	M 4.2 / 50 km - [info]	(226 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 08:41 UTC	M 4.2 / 17 km - [info]	(231 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 12:06 UTC	M 4.7 / 10 km - [info]	(231 km)	Oaxaca, Mexico	[Map]	GFZ
Mon, 18 Sep 13:41 UTC	M 4.3 / 20 km - [info]	(241 km)	OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
(150.5 km NW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Mon, 18 Sep 14:19 UTC	M 5.6 / 47 km - [info]	(249 km)	Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico	[Map]	GFZ
San miguel. El salvador (703.1 km S from epicenter) / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
Mon, 18 Sep 15:13 UTC	M 4.8 / 16 km - [info]	(296 km)	OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mansfield, TX / MMI III (Weak shaking)
Mon, 18 Sep 15:59 UTC	M 4.3 / 16 km - [info]	(227 km)	OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 17:25 UTC	M 4.5 / 20 km - [info]	(272 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 17:49 UTC	M 4.6 / 22 km - [info]	(291 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 17:53 UTC	M 4.3 / 15 km - [info]	(295 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 17:57 UTC	M 4.3 / 16 km - [info]	(292 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 19:51 UTC	M 4.7 / 10 km - [info]	(268 km)	Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico	[Map]	GFZ
Mon, 18 Sep 21:16 UTC	M 4.5 / 26 km - [info]	(260 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 22:13 UTC	M 4.2 / 39 km - [info]	(275 km)	OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Mon, 18 Sep 23:29 UTC	M 4.0 / 16 km - [info]	(266 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 19 Sep (12 earthquakes)
Tue, 19 Sep 00:59 UTC	M 4.4 / 16 km - [info]	(285 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 19 Sep 01:11 UTC	M 4.3 / 19 km - [info]	(278 km)	OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 19 Sep 01:23 UTC	M 4.1 / 47 km - [info]	(265 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 19 Sep 01:45 UTC	M 4.4 / 19 km - [info]	(273 km)	OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 19 Sep 03:26 UTC	M 4.4 / 8 km - [info]	(276 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 19 Sep 05:21 UTC	M 4.1 / 16 km - [info]	(259 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 19 Sep 06:15 UTC	M 4.0 / 49 km - [info]	(212 km)	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 19 Sep 07:03 UTC	M 4.7 / 67 km - [info]	(231 km)	Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico	[Map]	GFZ
Tonalá Chiapas (90.3 km ENE from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Tue, 19 Sep 07:20 UTC	M 4.5 / 16 km - [info]	(278 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 19 Sep 07:53 UTC	M 5.6 / 10 km - [info]	(210 km)	Off Coast of Chiapas, Mexico	[Map]	GFZ
Guatemala City / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Estado der mexico / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
Tue, 19 Sep 21:13 UTC	M 5.0 / 10 km - [info]	(263 km)	Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico	[Map]	GFZ
Naucalpan, Estado de México / MMI VII (Very strong shaking)
Estado de Mexico (673.1 km SW from epicenter) / MMI VII (Very strong shaking) (via app)
Poza rica veracruz (643.4 km S from epicenter) / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Senti como si me mareaba pero no pq se movian los estantes de la tienda levemente y los postes de luz. (via app)
Tue, 19 Sep 23:11 UTC	M 4.6 / 64.8 km - [info]	(213 km)	- 15km SW of San Dionisio del Mar, Mexico	[Map]	USGS
Wed, 20 Sep (8 earthquakes)
Wed, 20 Sep 03:28 UTC	M 4.6 / 49 km - [info]	(221 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 20 Sep 04:15 UTC	M 4.7 / 16 km - [info]	(282 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Fuerstenfeldbruck / MMI II (Very weak shaking): Several week pulses round 04.25 local time. A tak tak tak kind of feeling at half asecond intervalls ---possible?????
Wed, 20 Sep 04:49 UTC	M 4.4 / 44 km - [info]	(250 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 20 Sep 08:13 UTC	M 4.6 / 31 km - [info]	(262 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 20 Sep 09:40 UTC	M 4.4 / 16 km - [info]	(247 km)	OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Wed, 20 Sep 10:39 UTC	M 4.7 / 60 km - [info]	(135 km)	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
(126.3 km SE from epicenter) / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Wed, 20 Sep 14:37 UTC	M 4.3 / 16 km - [info]	(277 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Yajalón (Mexico) (343 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Fue algo feo (via EMSC)
Wed, 20 Sep 23:54 UTC	M 4.1 / 23 km - [info]	(285 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 21 Sep (9 earthquakes)
Thu, 21 Sep 00:44 UTC	M 4.5 / 24 km - [info]	(159 km)	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Santo Domingo Albarradas (Mexico) (358 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Fue leve (via EMSC)
Thu, 21 Sep 10:39 UTC	M 4.2 / 20 km - [info]	(219 km)	OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 21 Sep 11:44 UTC	M 4.8 / 105 km - [info]	(144 km)	CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 21 Sep 15:55 UTC	M 4.2 / 26 km - [info]	(173 km)	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Ocosingo (Mexico) (265 km NE from epicenter)(no details): Se sinti muy leve (via EMSC)
Thu, 21 Sep 17:23 UTC	M 4.1 / 31.8 km - [info]	(219 km)	- 119km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico	[Map]	USGS
Thu, 21 Sep 19:13 UTC	M 4.1 / 7 km - [info]	(183 km)	OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Tonalà (97.3 km E from epicenter) / not felt: Una sacudida que pasó rápida como si un escalon hubiese destrabado.
Mexico City / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Thu, 21 Sep 20:22 UTC	M 4.9 / 10 km - [info]	(205 km)	Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico	[Map]	GFZ
Thu, 21 Sep 21:34 UTC	M 4.1 / 25 km - [info]	(257 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Thu, 21 Sep 21:48 UTC	M 4.0 / 17 km - [info]	(251 km)	OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Fri, 22 Sep
Fri, 22 Sep 03:51 UTC	M 4.1 / 16 km - [info]	(277 km)	OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
(9274.3 km SE from epicenter) / not felt
Fri, 22 Sep 04:45 UTC	M 4.2 / 9 km - [info]	(258 km)	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Chalco / MMI II (Very weak shaking)
Fri, 22 Sep 05:07 UTC	M 4.0 / 8 km - [info]	(222 km)	OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Fri, 22 Sep 08:04 UTC	M 4.1 / 19 km - [info]	(244 km)	OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC
Fri, 22 Sep 08:27 UTC	M 4.0 / 33 km - [info]	(261 km)	OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO	[Map]	EMSC

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