Mag. 4.1 earthquake - 28 km west of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Friday, 31 January 2020 at 03:38 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
31 Jan 03:57 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.8°N / 100.17°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
18 km (11 mi) SSW of Playa Azul (pop: 247) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (15 mi) SSW of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) SSE of El Papayo (pop: 2,250) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) SW of Bajos del Ejido (pop: 6,170) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (18 mi) WSW of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (23 mi) SW of Tixtlancingo (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) W of Tres Palos (pop: 5,000) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) SSE of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (42 mi) SE of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
312 km (194 mi) SSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) W of La Roqueta Island --> 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 | 10 km | Offshore Guerrero, Mexico | EMSC |
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