Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Michoac?n, 270 km west of Mexico City (Ciudad de México), on 2020-02-12 01:41:13 -06:00 -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 88 km depth
12 Feb 07:55 UTC: First to report: USGS after 14 minutes.
Date & time: 12 Feb 2020 07:41:13 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-02-12 01:41:13 -06:00
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 88.1 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.6229°N / 101.5464°W
(Churumuco, Michoacan, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Paricutín (Michoacán-Guanajuato) (122 km / 76 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) WNW of El Guayabo (Michoacán) (pop: 83) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) ESE of Churumuco de Morelos (Michoacán) (pop: 4,730) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) SE of La Huacana (Michoacán) (pop: 9,400) --> See nearby quakes!
53 km (33 mi) S of Puruaran (Puruarán, Michoacán) (pop: 7,160) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SSE of Ario de Rosales (Michoacán) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
68 km (43 mi) W of Huetamo de Nuñez (Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacán) (pop: 21,900) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) S of Tacambaro de Codallos (Centro, Michoacán) (pop: 25,700) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) SE of Nueva Italia de Ruiz (Nueva Italia, Michoacán) (pop: 32,500) --> See nearby quakes!
126 km (78 mi) SSW of Morelia (Michoacán) (pop: 597,500) --> See nearby quakes!
270 km (168 mi) WSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
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 | 88 km | 9km E of Nuevo Churumuco, Mexico | USGS |
| M 4.7 | 66 km | Guerrero, Mexico | EMSC |
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Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico, 56 km SW of epicenter) : Nothing in particular, it was very strange because I was starting to read an article about a glaciar desprendiment in north pole and sudenly, felt The big wave and The deep low sound of The earthquake. Very fast but intense... (reported through EMSC)
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