Mag. 4.5 earthquake - 21 km west of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Wednesday, 15 January 2020 at 10:45 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 25 km depth
15 Jan 11:03 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 18 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.88°N / 100.1°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (5 mi) SSW of Los Mogotes (pop: 1,280) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SW of Bajos del Ejido (pop: 6,170) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) SE of El Zapote (pop: 849) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) SSW of Aguas Blancas (pop: 2,290) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) W of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) SW of Tixtlancingo (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) WSW of Lomas del Aire (pop: 370) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) SSE of Los Nopales (pop: 449) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (23 mi) WSW of Kilometro 30 (Centro) (pop: 6,300) --> See nearby quakes!
302 km (187 mi) SSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) WNW of La Roqueta Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.5 | 25 km | Offshore Guerrero, Mexico | EMSC |
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