Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 1.9 km northeast of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, on Friday, 13 December 2019 at 15:01 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 7 km depth
13 Dec 15:17 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 7.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.13°N / 104.33°W
(Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Colima (86 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NE of Manzanillo (pop: 130,000) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) NW of El Colomo (pop: 10,300) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) SSW of Chacala (Jalisco) (pop: 1,020) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) ESE of Cihuatlan (Cihuatlán, Jalisco) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) SW of Minatitlan (pop: 4,690) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) WNW of Ciudad de Armeria (Ciudad de Armería) (pop: 15,900) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) WNW of Tecoman (pop: 85,700) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) WSW of Ciudad de Villa de Alvarez (pop: 117,600) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) WSW of Colima (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
547 km (340 mi) W 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 | 7 km | Colima, Mexico | EMSC |
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2.7 km S of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Karma na palace hotel 4th floor / Light shaking (MMI IV) : I could feel movement in the building and could hear the rumbling sound.
Santiago, Colima, Mexico (2.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Two quick bangs and jolts lasting 1 second or less. From top floor of 4 story concrete condo it felt like two wrecking balls hit the building ba-bam. (reported through our app)
Manzanillo / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Felt like the floor dropped.
3.9 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Heard a rumble loud enough to wonder what it was then the shaking started. It stopped before I had time to leave the building.
Manzanillo / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Just feel it
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