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Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO on Saturday, 7 July 2018

Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO on Saturday, 7 July 2018
Date & time: Sat, 7 Jul 20:36:36 UTC
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 18.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.42°N / 94.75°W (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: El Chichón (270 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
Sun, 8 Jul 2018
Sun, 8 Jul 20:02 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 9 Jul 2018
Mon, 9 Jul 04:15 UTCM 4.7 / 117 km - [info]Mexico-Guatemala Border Region[Map]GFZ
Mon, 9 Jul 16:48 UTCM 4.1 / 93 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
Wed, 11 Jul 21:55 UTCM 4.0 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 11 Jul 22:35 UTCM 4.3 / 10 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Jul 2018
Fri, 13 Jul 07:26 UTCM 4.0 / 12 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Jul 13:43 UTCM 4.1 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 13 Jul 16:02 UTCM 4.5 / 17 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 14 Jul 2018
Sat, 14 Jul 12:53 UTCM 4.2 / 22 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 Jul 2018
Sun, 15 Jul 11:47 UTCM 4.0 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 15 Jul 16:57 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 16 Jul 2018
Mon, 16 Jul 08:48 UTCM 4.1 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 18 Jul 2018
Wed, 18 Jul 16:30 UTCM 4.1 / 17 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 18 Jul 17:10 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 18 Jul 18:04 UTCM 4.5 / 24 km - [info]OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 18 Jul 20:20 UTCM 4.2 / 28 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 19 Jul 2018
Thu, 19 Jul 10:16 UTCM 4.1 / 25 km - [info]OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 20 Jul 2018
Fri, 20 Jul 03:29 UTCM 4.0 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 20 Jul 15:34 UTCM 4.1 / 24 km - [info]OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 20 Jul 23:33 UTCM 4.5 / 62 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 24 Jul 2018
Tue, 24 Jul 09:12 UTCM 4.3 / 16 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 24 Jul 13:09 UTCM 4.3 / 95 km - [info]OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 24 Jul 17:35 UTCM 4.3 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 28 Jul 2018
Sat, 28 Jul 01:14 UTCM 4.1 / 54 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 28 Jul 13:50 UTCM 4.1 / 49 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 28 Jul 18:26 UTCM 4.3 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 28 Jul 20:02 UTCM 4.0 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 28 Jul 20:13 UTCM 4.1 / 24 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 31 Jul 2018
Tue, 31 Jul 02:51 UTCM 4.2 / 26 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 31 Jul 04:12 UTCM 4.2 / 119.8 km - [info]- 9km SE of Las Amilpas, Mexico[Map]USGS
Wed, 1 Aug 2018
Wed, 1 Aug 12:05 UTCM 4.1 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Wed, 1 Aug 16:05 UTCM 4.9 / 10 km - [info]Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico[Map]GFZ
Wed, 1 Aug 19:30 UTCM 4.1 / 38 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 2 Aug 2018
Thu, 2 Aug 00:27 UTCM 4.2 / 16 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 2 Aug 06:10 UTCM 4.1 / 65 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 4 Aug 2018
Sat, 4 Aug 07:57 UTCM 4.4 / 17 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 4 Aug 08:30 UTCM 4.2 / 15 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 4 Aug 22:43 UTCM 4.3 / 16 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 5 Aug 2018
Sun, 5 Aug 00:55 UTCM 4.2 / 15 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 6 Aug 2018
Mon, 6 Aug 20:32 UTCM 4.1 / 26 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 7 Aug 2018
Tue, 7 Aug 04:45 UTCM 4.1 / 17 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Thu, 9 Aug 2018
Thu, 9 Aug 17:11 UTCM 4.3 / 30 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 10 Aug 2018
Fri, 10 Aug 03:44 UTCM 4.4 / 16 km - [info]OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Fri, 10 Aug 13:31 UTCM 3.5 / 13 km - [info]OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sat, 11 Aug 2018
Sat, 11 Aug 13:58 UTCM 4.0 / 15 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Sun, 12 Aug 2018
Sun, 12 Aug 08:11 UTCM 4.1 / 59 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 13 Aug 2018
Mon, 13 Aug 19:19 UTCM 4.1 / 16 km - [info]OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 13 Aug 20:48 UTCM 4.2 / 27 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Mon, 13 Aug 23:46 UTCM 4.2 / 30 km - [info]OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC
Tue, 14 Aug 2018
Tue, 14 Aug 07:03 UTCM 4.1 / 18 km - [info]OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO[Map]EMSC

 

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