Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 0.3 km east of Agua Zarca, Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Tuesday, 3 December 2019 at 07:09 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 31 km depth
3 Dec 07:31 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 22 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 31.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.05°N / 99.94°W
(Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (230 km / 143 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
0 km (0 mi) E of Agua Zarca (pop: 519) --> See nearby quakes!
2 km (2 mi) ESE of Tixtlancingo (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (7 mi) NNE of Bajos del Ejido (pop: 6,170) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) WNW of Texca (pop: 2,110) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) ENE of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) SSE of Las Compuertas (pop: 1,100) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) N of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) WSW of Xaltianguis (Centro) (pop: 6,970) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) ESE of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
278 km (173 mi) SSW 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 | 31 km | Guerrero, Mexico | EMSC |
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Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 0.3 km east of Agua Zarca, Coyuca de Benitez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Tuesday, 3 December 2019 at 07:09 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
