Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 106 km southwest of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2019-06-14 12:12:59 -06:00

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 106 km southwest of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2019-06-14 12:12:59 -06:00

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

14 Jun 18:27 UTC: First to report: USGS after 15 minutes.
Jun 14 23:28: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Date & time: 14 Jun 2019 06:12:59 UTC###AGESTRINGCOPY###
Local time at epicenter: 2019-06-14 12:12:59 -06:00
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.3742°N / 93.0802°W (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: Tacana (140 km / 87 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
77 km (48 mi) SW of Badenia (pop: 322)
78 km (49 mi) SW of San José el Hueyate (Barra de San José) (pop: 756)
81 km (50 mi) WSW of Puerto Madero (Tapachula) (pop: 9,560)
87 km (54 mi) SW of Mazatan (Mazatán) (pop: 6,840)
94 km (58 mi) W of Brisas Barra de Suchiate (pop: 13,700)
106 km (66 mi) SW of Tapachula (pop: 202,700)
278 km (173 mi) W of Guatemala City (Guatemala) (pop: 994,900)
854 km (531 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.010 km80km WSW of Puerto Madero, MexicoUSGS

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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake 106 km southwest of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, 2019-06-14 12:12:59 -06:00

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (10 quakes):
  • 01 Jul 2019 01:37 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    68 km (42.3 mi) depth
    |
    7 km (4 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 29 Jun 2019 07:16 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    6 km (3.7 mi) depth
    |
    7 km (4 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 29 Jun 2019 06:18 UTC
    | M 4.1 |
    7 km (4.3 mi) depth
    |
    7 km (4 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 26 Jun 2019 09:14 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    19 km (12 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 26 Jun 2019 02:16 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    16 km (9.9 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 25 Jun 2019 09:20 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    16 km (9.9 mi) depth
    |
    4 km (2 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 23 Jun 2019 06:03 UTC
    | M 4.3 |
    35 km (21.7 mi) depth
    |
    19 km (12 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 14 Jun 2019 19:56 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    17 km (10.6 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (8 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 14 Jun 2019 18:36 UTC
    | M 4.7 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    6 km (4 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 14 Jun 2019 18:27 UTC
    | M 4.2 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details

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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 106 km southwest of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2019-06-14 12:12:59 -06:00
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