Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 16 km north of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico, on Friday, 8 February 2019 at 11:15 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 46 km depth
8 Feb 11:40 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 25 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 46.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.36°N / 100.67°W
(Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (217 km / 135 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) NNE of Rancho Nuevo (pop: 19) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) NNW of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) NNE of Nuxco (pop: 1,990) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) ENE of San Luis San Pedro (pop: 4,240) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) NW of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) NW of Hacienda de Cabañas (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) E of Papanoa (pop: 3,510) --> See nearby quakes!
66 km (41 mi) ESE of Petatlan (Petatlán) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) W of Chilpancingo (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
282 km (175 mi) SW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 46 km | GUERRERO, MEXICO | EMSC |
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Puerto ViCiente Guererro / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Woke up several people at fishing lodge. Doors rattling bed shaking lights swaying
Rosarito, Baja California (2348.7 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Windows rattling
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Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 16 km north of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico, on Friday, 8 February 2019 at 11:15 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
