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Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico on Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Light mag. 4.9 earthquake - Near Coast of Guerrero, Mexico on Tuesday, 20 March 2018
Date & time: Tue, 20 Mar 17:46:58 UTC
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.42°N / 98.44°W (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: Popocatépetl (290 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource

"I felt it" reports:
Ecatepec de Morelos (Mexico) (356 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Movimiento leve pero perceptible. (via EMSC)
Bei Ni Tuo You Lei Si (Mexico) (337 km NW from epicenter)(no details): se movieron las lamparas y no sono la alerta crei que yo era la que estaba mal (via EMSC)
Ciudad de México (Mexico) (343 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Movimiento casi imperceptible. Ligero movimiento de objetos colgantes. (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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
Sat, 19 May 2018
Sat, 19 May 00:27 UTCM 4.1 / 39 km - [info]GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 19 May 13:49 UTCM 3.8 / 14 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 21 May 2018
Mon, 21 May 02:33 UTCM 4.5 / 39 km - [info]GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 24 May 2018
Thu, 24 May 03:42 UTCM 4.1 / 2 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 24 May 14:16 UTCM 3.4 / 15 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 25 May 2018
Fri, 25 May 09:27 UTCM 4.0 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 26 May 2018
Sat, 26 May 11:13 UTCM 4.5 / 17 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 27 May 2018
Sun, 27 May 22:54 UTCM 4.3 / 17 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 28 May 2018
Mon, 28 May 06:08 UTCM 4.3 / 49 km - [info]- 14km N of Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico[Map]USGS
Mon, 28 May 10:49 UTCM 4.3 / 7 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 28 May 19:09 UTCM 4.2 / 42 km - [info]GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 29 May 2018
Tue, 29 May 05:05 UTCM 4.0 / 28 km - [info]GUERRERO, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 29 May 10:16 UTCM 4.2 / 9 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 29 May 21:27 UTCM 4.0 / 31 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 1 Jun 2018
Fri, 1 Jun 13:48 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC

 

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