Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 6 km northeast of Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Monday, 29 October 2018 at 06:43 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 28 km depth
29 Oct 06:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.05°N / 100.05°W
(Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (231 km / 144 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NE of Aguas Blancas (pop: 2,290) --> See nearby quakes!
6 km (4 mi) NE of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (6 mi) W of Tixtlancingo (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) NW of Bajos del Ejido (pop: 6,170) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) SSW of Las Compuertas (pop: 1,100) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) SSE of Tepetixtla (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) E of El Papayo (pop: 2,250) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NW of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (28 mi) ESE of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) SSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 28 km | GUERRERO, MEXICO | EMSC |
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