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Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO on Wednesday, 11 October 2017

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO on Wednesday, 11 October 2017
Date & time: Wed, 11 Oct 20:16:17 UTC
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 19.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.34°N / 95.28°W (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: El Chichón (314 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 12 Oct 2017
Thu, 12 Oct 10:41 UTCM 4.0 / 15 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 12 Oct 18:39 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 12 Oct 19:50 UTCM 4.5 / 11 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 (10 earthquakes)
Fri, 13 Oct 00:48 UTCM 4.2 / 20 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Oct 01:29 UTCM 4.1 / 12 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Oct 01:59 UTCM 4.2 / 17 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Oct 02:15 UTCM 4.0 / 43 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Oct 02:32 UTCM 4.2 / 35 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Oct 06:38 UTCM 4.3 / 18 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Oct 07:51 UTCM 4.2 / 21 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Oct 11:23 UTCM 4.5 / 43.6 km - [info]- offshore Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]USGS
Fri, 13 Oct 17:11 UTCM 4.1 / 25 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Oct 23:40 UTCM 4.6 / 72 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 (6 earthquakes)
Sat, 14 Oct 03:58 UTCM 4.0 / 28 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 14 Oct 07:18 UTCM 4.3 / 49 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 14 Oct 08:45 UTCM 4.1 / 25 km - [info]OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 14 Oct 10:03 UTCM 4.3 / 48 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 14 Oct 18:53 UTCM 4.3 / 16 km - [info]OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 14 Oct 18:59 UTCM 4.0 / 10 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 Oct 2017
Sun, 15 Oct 04:26 UTCM 4.1 / 36 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 Oct 12:44 UTCM 4.4 / 20 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 Oct 12:54 UTCM 4.0 / 50 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 Oct 14:33 UTCM 4.1 / 18 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Mon, 16 Oct 03:25 UTCM 4.3 / 11 km - [info]OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 16 Oct 03:44 UTCM 4.1 / 16 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 16 Oct 15:45 UTCM 4.6 / 60 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 16 Oct 22:46 UTCM 4.1 / 46 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
Tue, 17 Oct 07:42 UTCM 4.2 / 11 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 17 Oct 09:23 UTCM 4.6 / 21 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 17 Oct 11:52 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 17 Oct 15:13 UTCM 4.1 / 20 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 17 Oct 23:23 UTCM 4.4 / 17 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 19 Oct 2017
Thu, 19 Oct 03:38 UTCM 4.2 / 17 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 19 Oct 04:37 UTCM 4.2 / 12 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 19 Oct 06:00 UTCM 4.4 / 47 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 19 Oct 17:46 UTCM 4.1 / 20 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 19 Oct 21:51 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info]OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 20 Oct 2017 (6 earthquakes)
Fri, 20 Oct 02:32 UTCM 4.2 / 62 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 20 Oct 11:22 UTCM 4.3 / 99 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 20 Oct 12:04 UTCM 4.0 / 7 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 20 Oct 13:28 UTCM 4.5 / 89 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 20 Oct 18:31 UTCM 4.3 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 20 Oct 21:03 UTCM 4.3 / 99 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 21 Oct 2017
Sat, 21 Oct 01:18 UTCM 4.0 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 21 Oct 03:32 UTCM 4.2 / 45 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 21 Oct 11:16 UTCM 4.0 / 14 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 22 Oct 2017
Sun, 22 Oct 05:30 UTCM 4.1 / 15 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
Mon, 23 Oct 00:08 UTCM 4.2 / 56 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 23 Oct 01:25 UTCM 4.2 / 29 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 23 Oct 08:44 UTCM 4.2 / 14 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC

 

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