Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 0.4 km west of El Escorpion, Atoyac de Alvarez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Tuesday, 13 November 2018 at 15:09 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 42 km depth
13 Nov 15:37 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 28 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 42.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.31°N / 100.41°W
(Atoyac de Alvarez, Guerrero, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (212 km / 132 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
0 km (0 mi) WNW of El Escorpion (pop: 34) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) NNE of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
22 km (13 mi) NNW of Cacalutla (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) NNE of Hacienda de Cabañas (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) ENE of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) WNW of Tepetixtla (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) NNW of El Papayo (pop: 2,250) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) NW of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) NW of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
272 km (169 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 | 42 km | GUERRERO, MEXICO | EMSC |
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