Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Helio García Alfaro, 4.5 km north of Helio Garcia Alfaro, Uxpanapa, Veracruz, Mexico, on Wednesday, 18 December 2019 at 22:29 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 168 km depth
18 Dec 22:52 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 22 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 168.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.3°N / 94.29°W
(Helio García Alfaro, Veracruz, Mexico)Nearest volcano: El Chichón (113 km / 70 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) N of El Tecomate (pop: 11) --> See nearby quakes!
4 km (3 mi) N of Helio Garcia Alfaro (pop: 1,630) --> See nearby quakes!
9 km (6 mi) SE of Belisario Dominguez (pop: 218) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (10 mi) WNW of Colonia del Valle (Poblado Trece) (pop: 402) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) NNW of La Fortaleza (pop: 194) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) E of Poblado 10 (pop: 3,320) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSE of La Breña (pop: 871) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) E of Poblado Cinco (pop: 1,330) --> See nearby quakes!
372 km (231 mi) SE of Xalapa (pop: 424,800) --> See nearby quakes!
563 km (350 mi) ESE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.1 | 168 km | Veracruz, Mexico | EMSC |
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Mag. 4.1 earthquake - Helio García Alfaro, 4.5 km north of Helio Garcia Alfaro, Uxpanapa, Veracruz, Mexico, on Wednesday, 18 December 2019 at 22:29 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
