Mag. 4.4 earthquake - Las Barrancas, 7.8 km northwest of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico, on Thursday, 27 December 2018 at 15:37 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 26 km depth
27 Dec 15:51 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 14 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 26.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.26°N / 100.69°W
(Las Barrancas, Guerrero, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (228 km / 142 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) S of El Guayabo (pop: 14) --> See nearby quakes!
8 km (5 mi) NW of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (6 mi) NE of Nuxco (pop: 1,990) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (13 mi) E of San Luis San Pedro (pop: 4,240) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) WNW of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) NW of Hacienda de Cabañas (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) E of Papanoa (pop: 3,510) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) ESE of Petatlan (Petatlán) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) WSW of Chilpancingo (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
292 km (182 mi) SW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.4 | 26 km | GUERRERO, MEXICO | EMSC |
| M 4.2 | 73 km | - 32km SSE of Arcelia, Mexico | USGS |
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8.8 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Ciudad de México (299.8 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Pequeña oscilación de objetos colgantes sensibles (reported through our app)
241.5 km NE of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Ixtapa / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Like a tiny zit of a shake.
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Mag. 4.4 earthquake - Las Barrancas, 7.8 km northwest of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico, on Thursday, 27 December 2018 at 15:37 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
