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

Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO on Monday, 25 December 2017
Date & time: Mon, 25 Dec 06:21:17 UTC
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 24.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.55°N / 94.94°W [Map]
Nearest volcano: El Chichón (272 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 25 Dec
Mon, 25 Dec 06:21 UTCM 4.0 / 39.2 km- 49km SSE of San Mateo del Mar, Mexico[Map]USGS

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 25 Dec 07:30 UTCM 4.2 / 46 km - [info] (225 km)OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 25 Dec 14:10 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info] (274 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Dec
Tue, 26 Dec 04:36 UTCM 4.3 / 25 km - [info] (276 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Dec 05:49 UTCM 4.0 / 69 km - [info] (225 km)OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 26 Dec 09:13 UTCM 4.8 / 10 km - [info] (216 km)Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Wed, 27 Dec
Wed, 27 Dec 11:34 UTCM 4.0 / 54 km - [info] (224 km)OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 27 Dec 18:55 UTCM 4.1 / 17 km - [info] (268 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 29 Dec
Fri, 29 Dec 08:53 UTCM 4.0 / 59 km - [info] (272 km)OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Dec
Sat, 30 Dec 04:06 UTCM 4.2 / 81 km - [info] (195 km)OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 30 Dec 20:16 UTCM 4.1 / 16 km - [info] (257 km)OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 31 Dec
Sun, 31 Dec 11:42 UTCM 4.1 / 111.7 km - [info] (192 km)- 6km E of San Dionisio del Mar, Mexico[Map]USGS
Sun, 31 Dec 19:09 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info] (211 km)OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 31 Dec 21:37 UTCM 4.1 / 51 km - [info] (253 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 31 Dec 21:46 UTCM 4.0 / 65 km - [info] (255 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 1 Jan
Mon, 1 Jan 08:32 UTCM 4.2 / 64 km - [info] (255 km)OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 1 Jan 15:56 UTCM 4.2 / 57 km - [info] (267 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 2 Jan
Tue, 2 Jan 09:48 UTCM 4.6 / 80 km - [info] (252 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Ecatepec de Morelos (Mexico) (608 km NW from epicenter)(no details): No lo sentí. (via EMSC)
Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico) (62 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Un golpe y sacudida leve (via EMSC)
Wed, 3 Jan
Wed, 3 Jan 02:29 UTCM 4.3 / 35 km - [info] (245 km)- 85km SW of Paredon, Mexico
[Map]		USGS
Wed, 3 Jan 05:57 UTCM 4.2 / 15 km - [info] (286 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Thu, 4 Jan
Thu, 4 Jan 00:24 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info] (271 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 4 Jan 03:06 UTCM 4.2 / 59 km - [info] (116 km)OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 4 Jan 12:30 UTCM 4.1 / 45 km - [info] (257 km)OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 4 Jan 16:09 UTCM 4.4 / 22 km - [info] (275 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Fri, 5 Jan
Fri, 5 Jan 00:47 UTCM 4.3 / 17 km - [info] (271 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 5 Jan 00:56 UTCM 4.1 / 9 km - [info] (209 km)OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 5 Jan 19:36 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info] (279 km)OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 6 Jan
Sat, 6 Jan 08:22 UTCM 4.5 / 105 km - [info] (153 km)CHIAPAS, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 8 Jan
Mon, 8 Jan 05:02 UTCM 4.3 / 46 km - [info] (256 km)OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 8 Jan 12:06 UTCM 4.1 / 16 km - [info] (256 km)OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 8 Jan 12:44 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info] (273 km)OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Tue, 9 Jan
Tue, 9 Jan 07:27 UTCM 4.6 / 32.1 km - [info] (208 km)- 99km SW of Tres Picos, Mexico
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 9 Jan 14:22 UTCM 4.2 / 9 km - [info] (263 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 9 Jan 14:30 UTCM 4.0 / 10 km - [info] (270 km)OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Siloam Springs arkansas / MMI II (Very weak shaking): It felt as though someone had struck a hard rock with a large hammer. That's the best way I can describe it. I felt it at 1:14 pm 1/9/18
Tue, 9 Jan 21:02 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info] (260 km)OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 11 Jan
Thu, 11 Jan 06:48 UTCM 4.0 / 59 km - [info] (121 km)OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 11 Jan 19:58 UTCM 4.0 / 24 km - [info] (264 km)OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Cozumel island / MMI IV (Light shaking): 2 of us are in 2 hammocks, and feeling tremors over an hour now.
Fri, 12 Jan
Fri, 12 Jan 06:45 UTCM 4.4 / 17 km - [info] (235 km)OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
(219.3 km SE from epicenter) / MMI III (Weak shaking) (via app)
Fri, 12 Jan 19:07 UTCM 4.1 / 34 km - [info] (262 km)OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 13 Jan
Sat, 13 Jan 08:05 UTCM 4.3 / 56 km - [info] (266 km)OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 14 Jan
Sun, 14 Jan 11:05 UTCM 4.3 / 21 km - [info] (273 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Mon, 15 Jan
Mon, 15 Jan 13:07 UTCM 4.1 / 21 km - [info] (275 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Salina Cruz (Mexico) (80 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Estuvo ligero (via EMSC)
Tue, 16 Jan
Tue, 16 Jan 17:03 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info] (257 km)OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 17 Jan
Wed, 17 Jan 16:38 UTCM 4.0 / 15 km - [info] (294 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 18 Jan
Thu, 18 Jan 06:00 UTCM 4.1 / 86 km - [info] (121 km)OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 18 Jan 15:21 UTCM 4.3 / 22 km - [info] (262 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Thu, 18 Jan 16:07 UTCM 4.0 / 18 km - [info] (265 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 19 Jan
Fri, 19 Jan 06:09 UTCM 4.1 / 25 km - [info] (276 km)OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 20 Jan
Sat, 20 Jan 18:12 UTCM 4.4 / 16 km - [info] (272 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Sat, 20 Jan 21:49 UTCM 4.3 / 16 km - [info] (266 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC
Sun, 21 Jan
Sun, 21 Jan 04:30 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info] (267 km)OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO
[Map]		EMSC

 

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