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Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - OAXACA, MEXICO on Monday, 25 September 2017

Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - OAXACA, MEXICO on Monday, 25 September 2017
Date & time: Mon, 25 Sep 05:07:17 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 76.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.42°N / 95.08°W (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: El Chichón (223 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Mon, 25 Sep 2017 (9 earthquakes)
Mon, 25 Sep 09:36 UTCM 4.4 / 18 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Sep 10:29 UTCM 4.3 / 95 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Sep 10:42 UTCM 4.5 / 77 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Sep 15:05 UTCM 4.2 / 79 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Sep 17:09 UTCM 4.1 / 65 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Sep 17:46 UTCM 4.3 / 61 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Sep 18:35 UTCM 4.2 / 47 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Sep 19:20 UTCM 4.3 / 96 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Sep 23:52 UTCM 4.3 / 13 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 (9 earthquakes)
Tue, 26 Sep 07:07 UTCM 4.4 / 68 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Sep 07:40 UTCM 4.1 / 75 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Sep 08:31 UTCM 4.2 / 12 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Sep 13:42 UTCM 4.4 / 27 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Sep 15:12 UTCM 4.0 / 56 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Sep 16:07 UTCM 4.3 / 37 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Sep 18:53 UTCM 4.3 / 104.3 km - [info]- 4km NNW of Niltepec, Mexico[Map]USGS
Tue, 26 Sep 20:39 UTCM 4.5 / 22 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Sep 22:02 UTCM 4.1 / 63 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 (6 earthquakes)
Wed, 27 Sep 06:14 UTCM 4.0 / 83 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 27 Sep 11:25 UTCM 4.2 / 22 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 27 Sep 14:31 UTCM 4.2 / 49 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 27 Sep 20:35 UTCM 4.0 / 64 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 27 Sep 21:09 UTCM 4.2 / 26 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 27 Sep 23:30 UTCM 4.3 / 66 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 (8 earthquakes)
Thu, 28 Sep 05:01 UTCM 4.2 / 23 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 Sep 05:08 UTCM 4.5 / 53 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 Sep 07:27 UTCM 4.4 / 25 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 Sep 09:22 UTCM 4.3 / 117 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 Sep 09:57 UTCM 4.1 / 85 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 Sep 11:02 UTCM 4.1 / 30 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 Sep 21:25 UTCM 4.1 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 28 Sep 21:31 UTCM 4.5 / 76 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Sep 2017 (9 earthquakes)
Fri, 29 Sep 02:08 UTCM 4.2 / 90 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Sep 02:16 UTCM 4.3 / 51 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Sep 13:12 UTCM 4.1 / 21 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Sep 15:02 UTCM 4.0 / 42 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Sep 15:16 UTCM 4.1 / 28 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Sep 15:23 UTCM 4.4 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Sep 19:22 UTCM 4.2 / 65 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Sep 19:52 UTCM 4.4 / 18 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Sep 21:00 UTCM 4.8 / 36 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Sep 2017 (6 earthquakes)
Sat, 30 Sep 12:18 UTCM 4.5 / 28 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Sep 12:56 UTCM 4.1 / 76 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Sep 18:15 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info]Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Sat, 30 Sep 18:31 UTCM 4.1 / 20 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Sep 19:23 UTCM 4.0 / 19 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Sep 22:45 UTCM 4.1 / 69 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 1 Oct 2017
Sun, 1 Oct 02:53 UTCM 4.1 / 72 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 1 Oct 03:54 UTCM 4.1 / 13 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 1 Oct 04:40 UTCM 4.1 / 93 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC

 

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