Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 35 km west of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Chiapas, Mexico, on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 22:31 GMT
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Strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 44 km depth
22 Jun 22:39 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 7 minutes.
Jun 23 12:34: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 82.0 to 44.0 km.
Jun 23 12:34: Magnitude recalculated from 5.0 to 5.6.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 82.0 to 44.0 km.
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 44.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.45°N / 92.54°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Antipode: 14.45°S / 87.46°E
Nearest volcano: Tacana (71 km / 44 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
33 km (20 mi) SSW of Puerto Madero (Tapachula) (pop: 9,560) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) S of Mazatlan (Mazatán) (pop: 6,840) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) WSW of Ciudad Hidalgo (pop: 14,600) --> See nearby quakes!
59 km (37 mi) SSW of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (pop: 202,700) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) SSW of Cacahoatan (Cacahoatán) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) S of Huixtla (pop: 32,000) --> See nearby quakes!
78 km (48 mi) WSW of Coatepec (Guatemala) (pop: 45,700) --> See nearby quakes!
93 km (58 mi) W of Retalhuleu (Guatemala) (pop: 36,700) --> See nearby quakes!
893 km (555 mi) SE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.6 | 44 km | Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico | GFZ |
| 5.5 | 60 km | Offshore Chiapas, Mexico | EMSC |
| 5.5 | 70 km | Near Coast of Chiapas, Mexico | GeoAu |
| 5.6 | 38 km | 53km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico | USGS |
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