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Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO on Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO on Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Date & time: Tue, 6 Mar 12:40:06 UTC
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.32°N / 98.82°W (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: Popocatépetl (301 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)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 6 Mar 2018
Tue, 6 Mar 16:11 UTCM 4.0 / 11 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 9 Mar 2018
Fri, 9 Mar 15:53 UTCM 4.4 / 10 km - [info]- 19km WSW of San Miguel Panixtlahuaca, Mexico[Map]USGS
Sat, 10 Mar 2018
Sat, 10 Mar 10:48 UTCM 4.1 / 13 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 13 Mar 2018
Tue, 13 Mar 02:22 UTCM 4.1 / 17 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 13 Mar 23:14 UTCM 4.1 / 10 km - [info]OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 15 Mar 2018
Thu, 15 Mar 14:06 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 16 Mar 2018
Fri, 16 Mar 14:00 UTCM 4.5 / 21 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Mar 2018
Sat, 17 Mar 06:22 UTCM 4.1 / 14 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Mar 09:59 UTCM 4.0 / 29 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 17 Mar 12:18 UTCM 4.1 / 6 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 18 Mar 2018
Sun, 18 Mar 16:54 UTCM 4.2 / 6 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 19 Mar 2018
Mon, 19 Mar 02:46 UTCM 4.1 / 12 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
Tue, 20 Mar 16:29 UTCM 4.1 / 14 km - [info]OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 20 Mar 16:44 UTCM 4.6 / 85 km - [info]Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Tue, 20 Mar 17:46 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Tue, 20 Mar 18:07 UTCM 4.6 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 21 Mar 2018
Wed, 21 Mar 20:48 UTCM 4.8 / 14 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 22 Mar 2018
Thu, 22 Mar 10:47 UTCM 4.6 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 23 Mar 2018
Fri, 23 Mar 17:57 UTCM 4.0 / 12 km - [info]OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 26 Mar 2018
Mon, 26 Mar 12:58 UTCM 4.0 / 10 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
Wed, 28 Mar 00:00 UTCM 4.1 / 5 km - [info]GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 29 Mar 2018
Thu, 29 Mar 09:32 UTCM 4.1 / 4 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 29 Mar 16:25 UTCM 4.0 / 5 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 30 Mar 2018
Fri, 30 Mar 15:07 UTCM 4.6 / 11 km - [info]OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 30 Mar 20:43 UTCM 4.0 / 12 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 1 Apr 2018
Sun, 1 Apr 10:19 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 2 Apr 2018
Mon, 2 Apr 20:52 UTCM 4.0 / 9 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 3 Apr 2018
Tue, 3 Apr 00:40 UTCM 4.1 / 13 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 3 Apr 01:45 UTCM 4.1 / 14 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 4 Apr 2018
Wed, 4 Apr 15:13 UTCM 4.2 / 8 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 10 Apr 2018
Tue, 10 Apr 01:34 UTCM 4.0 / 11 km - [info]OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 10 Apr 11:50 UTCM 4.1 / 13 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
Tue, 17 Apr 23:11 UTCM 4.2 / 10 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 22 Apr 2018
Sun, 22 Apr 22:30 UTCM 4.2 / 19 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
Thu, 26 Apr 12:16 UTCM 4.0 / 20 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 27 Apr 2018
Fri, 27 Apr 02:50 UTCM 4.1 / 15 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
Mon, 30 Apr 03:52 UTCM 4.1 / 13 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 2 May 2018
Wed, 2 May 00:18 UTCM 4.1 / 5 km - [info]GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 4 May 2018
Fri, 4 May 10:04 UTCM 4.0 / 14 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 4 May 15:16 UTCM 4.5 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Sat, 5 May 2018
Sat, 5 May 21:56 UTCM 4.0 / 35 km - [info]GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 6 May 2018
Sun, 6 May 05:43 UTCM 4.0 / 11 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 7 May 2018
Mon, 7 May 08:27 UTCM 4.1 / 13 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 7 May 08:29 UTCM 4.0 / 12 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 8 May 2018
Tue, 8 May 17:34 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 10 May 2018
Thu, 10 May 01:37 UTCM 4.1 / 14 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 10 May 09:50 UTCM 4.0 / 10 km - [info]OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 11 May 2018
Fri, 11 May 07:16 UTCM 4.2 / 12 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 13 May 2018
Sun, 13 May 07:03 UTCM 4.1 / 17 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 18 May 2018
Fri, 18 May 08:56 UTCM 4.1 / 9 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC

 

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