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Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - GUERRERO, MEXICO on Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - GUERRERO, MEXICO on Wednesday, 6 December 2017
Date & time: Wed, 6 Dec 23:00:45 UTC
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.19°N / 100.19°W
Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (218 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 12 Dec
Tue, 12 Dec 23:07 UTCM 4.0 / 47 km - [info] (211 km)GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 14 Dec
Thu, 14 Dec 12:04 UTCM 3.9 / 49 km - [info] (224 km)GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 15 Dec
Fri, 15 Dec 23:13 UTCM 4.4 / 17 km - [info] (342 km)- 112km SSW of San Jeronimo de Juarez, Mexico
[Map]		USGS
Fri, 15 Dec 23:13 UTCM 5.0 / 30 km - [info] (248 km)OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 16 Dec
Sat, 16 Dec 15:16 UTCM 4.0 / 5 km - [info] (288 km)OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 19 Dec
Tue, 19 Dec 04:18 UTCM 4.1 / 33 km - [info] (207 km)GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 19 Dec 08:57 UTCM 4.5 / 31 km - [info] (230 km)GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 20 Dec
Wed, 20 Dec 02:33 UTCM 4.0 / 43 km - [info] (213 km)GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 22 Dec
Fri, 22 Dec 01:04 UTCM 4.0 / 12 km - [info] (234 km)GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 22 Dec 01:11 UTCM 4.0 / 21 km - [info] (242 km)GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Dec
Mon, 25 Dec 14:58 UTCM 3.7 / 15 km - [info] (336 km)OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 25 Dec 20:23 UTCM 4.8 / 37.6 km - [info] (234 km)- 12km ESE of Xaltianguis, Mexico[Map]USGS
Thu, 28 Dec
Thu, 28 Dec 23:40 UTCM 4.1 / 16 km - [info] (305 km)OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Dec
Sat, 30 Dec 14:38 UTCM 4.3 / 71.6 km - [info] (183 km)- 52km NNE of Petatlan, Mexico[Map]USGS

 

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