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Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - 72 Km al suroeste de Mapastepec, México (Mexico) on Thursday, 26 March 2020

Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - 72 Km al suroeste de Mapastepec, México (Mexico) on Thursday, 26 March 2020
Mar 26 23:56: Magnitude recalculated from 5.8 to 5.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 29.0 km.
Date & time: Thursday, 26 March 2020 23:46 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 (Mexico)
Nearest volcano: Tacana (124 km)
Primary data source: INETER
Estimated released energy: 1.1*10^13 J (3.12 GWh / 2682 tons of TNT / 0.2 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience with us and submit a short "I felt it" report.
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Thu, 26 Mar 2020
Thu, 26 Mar 23:46 UTCM 4.9 / 58 kmNear Coast of Chiapas, MexicoGFZ
Thu, 26 Mar 23:45 UTCM 4.7 / 33 kmOffshore Chiapas, MexicoEMSC
Thu, 26 Mar 23:45 UTCM 4.7 / 35 km85km SW of Acapetagua, MexicoUSGS
Thu, 26 Mar 23:46 UTCM 5.1 / 26 km93 km al SUROESTE de MAPASTEPEC, CHIS (Mexico)SSN

"I felt it" reports:
Xela Quetzaltenango (192.4 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI VI (Strong shaking)(via app)
(184.9 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking)
(183.5 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)(via app)
(183.1 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking): Sacudida leve, estaba sentado. (via app)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Fri, 27 Mar 2020
Fri, 27 Mar 00:01 UTCM 3.5 / 46 km - [info]79 km al SUROESTE de MAPASTEPEC, CHIS (Mexico)
I FELT IT		[Map]SSN
Fri, 27 Mar 00:44 UTCM 3.5 / 14 km - [info]90 km al SUROESTE de MAPASTEPEC, CHIS (Mexico)
I FELT IT		[Map]SSN
Fri, 27 Mar 00:55 UTCM 3.6 / 83 km - [info]68 km al SUROESTE de MAPASTEPEC, CHIS (Mexico)
I FELT IT		[Map]SSN



 

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