Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Las Fundiciones, 7.5 km west of El Iris (Puerto el Iris), Atoyac de Alvarez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Saturday, 9 March 2019 at 14:00 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 69 km depth
9 Mar 14:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 26 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 69.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.48°N / 100.29°W

Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (190 km / 118 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km (3 mi) SW of Puerto de la Galera (La Galera) (pop: 39) --> See nearby quakes!
34 km (21 mi) NNE of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) NNW of Tepetixtla (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) N of Cacalutla (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) NE of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) SW of Tlacotepec (pop: 6,850) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) NNW of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) WSW of Chichihualco (pop: 10,700) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) W of Chilpancingo (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
249 km (155 mi) SSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.7 | 69 km | GUERRERO, MEXICO | EMSC |
M 4.7 | 69 km | 34km NNE of Atoyac de Alvarez, Mexico | USGS |
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Ixtapa / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Ixtapa, Mexico (140.1 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Ixtapa / Light shaking (MMI IV) : More moving side to side .. like the floor was shifting, not like shaking.
Ixtapa / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Ciudad de México (255.9 km NNE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Moderada oscilación de objetos colgantes sensibles perceptible (reported through our app)
Coyoacán (Mexico, 239 km NE of epicenter) : Tembló en México con un a leve persepción (reported through EMSC)
Zihuatanejo de Azueta (Mexico, 141 km W of epicenter) : ca n a pas dure plus de quelques secondes , (reported through EMSC)
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Mag. 4.7 earthquake - Las Fundiciones, 7.5 km west of El Iris (Puerto el Iris), Atoyac de Alvarez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Saturday, 9 March 2019 at 14:00 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!