Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 73 km southwest of Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2020-03-26 17:46:01 -

Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 73 km southwest of Mapastepec, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2020-03-26 17:46:01

Strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 29 km depth

26 Mar 23:49 UTC: First to report: INETER after 3 minutes.
Mar 26 23:56: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 29.0 km.
Date & time: 26 Mar 2020 23:46:01 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-03-26 17:46:01
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 29.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.868°N / 93.239°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Nearest volcano: Tacana (124 km / 77 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
52 km (32 mi) SW of La Lupe (pop: 144) --> See nearby quakes!
73 km (45 mi) SSW of Mapastepec (pop: 17,900) --> See nearby quakes!
80 km (50 mi) SW of Escuintla (pop: 9,570) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (50 mi) WSW of Villa Comaltitlan (San Juan) (pop: 7,200) --> See nearby quakes!
85 km (53 mi) W of Mazatan (Mazatán) (pop: 6,840) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (55 mi) WSW of Huixtla (pop: 32,000) --> See nearby quakes!
89 km (56 mi) W of Puerto Madero (Tapachula) (pop: 9,560) --> See nearby quakes!
91 km (57 mi) S of Pijijiapan (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
106 km (66 mi) W of Tapachula (pop: 202,700) --> See nearby quakes!
805 km (500 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
5.529 km72 Km al suroeste de Mapastepec, México (Mexico)INETER
4.958 kmNear Coast of Chiapas, MexicoGFZ
4.733 kmOffshore Chiapas, MexicoEMSC
4.735 km85km SW of Acapetagua, MexicoUSGS
5.126 km93 km al SUROESTE de MAPASTEPEC, CHIS (Mexico)SSN

User reports for this quake (4)

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Xela Quetzaltenango (192.4 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) (reported through our app)
184.9 km E of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
183.5 km E of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
183.1 km E of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Sacudida leve, estaba sentado. (reported through our app)  
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (22 quakes):
  • 19 May 2020 07:24 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    95 km (59 mi) depth
    |
    32 km (20 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 18 May 2020 10:24 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    38 km (23.6 mi) depth
    |
    27 km (17 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 18 May 2020 09:24 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    38 km (23.6 mi) depth
    |
    27 km (17 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 16 May 2020 22:37 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 16 May 2020 21:37 UTC
    | M 3.7 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 05 May 2020 07:13 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    63 km (39.1 mi) depth
    |
    21 km (13 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 05 May 2020 06:13 UTC
    | M 3.3 |
    51 km (31.7 mi) depth
    |
    27 km (17 mi) distance
    | INETER | Details
  • 02 May 2020 11:23 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 22 Apr 2020 22:08 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    45 km (28 mi) depth
    |
    27 km (17 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 11 Apr 2020 19:22 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (9 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 08 Apr 2020 21:47 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    16 km (9.9 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (11 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 08 Apr 2020 20:47 UTC
    | M 3.5 |
    16 km (9.9 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (11 mi) distance
    | EMSC | Details
  • 07 Apr 2020 05:17 UTC
    | M 3.6 |
    91 km (56.5 mi) depth
    |
    32 km (20 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 06 Apr 2020 04:49 UTC
    | M 2.9 |
    36 km (22.4 mi) depth
    |
    30 km (19 mi) distance
    | INETER | Details
  • 04 Apr 2020 09:57 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    72 km (44.7 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 02 Apr 2020 07:59 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    5 km (3.1 mi) depth
    |
    30 km (19 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
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