Mag. 4.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 28 km west of Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Sunday, 30 December 2018 at 10:08 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 13 km depth
30 Dec 10:26 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.84°N / 100.17°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
13 km (8 mi) SSW of Playa Azul (pop: 247) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) SSW of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) SSE of El Papayo (pop: 2,250) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) WSW of Bajos del Ejido (pop: 6,170) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) W of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) SSE of Zacualpan (pop: 2,490) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) SW of Tixtlancingo (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (31 mi) SE of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) SE of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
308 km (192 mi) SSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) W of La Roqueta Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 13 km | OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO | EMSC |
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22.9 km ENE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
28.1 km E of epicenter [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
Hotel reality inn San Geronimo de Juarez Guerrero / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Acapulco / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Got woken up to light feeling of shaking, however knew instantly it was an earthquake. Other people in my house didn’t get woken up
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