Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 3.5 km south of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Sunday, 15 March 2020 at 04:08 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 18 km depth
15 Mar 04:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 19 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 18.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.82°N / 99.92°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Guerrero, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) SSW of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) W of Tres Palos (pop: 5,000) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SW of Los Organos de San Agustin (pop: 1,510) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) SSE of Bajos del Ejido (pop: 6,170) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) SW of Ejido Nuevo (pop: 2,370) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) S of Tixtlancingo (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) SE of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) SW of Xaltianguis (Centro) (pop: 6,970) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) SE of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
302 km (188 mi) SSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
1 km (1 mi) W of La Roqueta Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 18 km | Offshore Guerrero, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 4.0 | 18 km | 6 km al SUROESTE de ACAPULCO, GRO (Mexico) | SSN |
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 3.5 km south of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Sunday, 15 March 2020 at 04:08 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
