Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 48 km west of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Tuesday, 7 April 2020 at 07:13 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 21 km depth
7 Apr 07:26 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 13 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 21.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.97°N / 100.34°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (246 km / 153 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (5 mi) SW of Pozuelo (pop: 35) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) S of Cacalutla (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
20 km (12 mi) SE of Hacienda de Cabañas (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) W of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) SSE of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) SW of Tepetixtla (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) W of Bajos del Ejido (pop: 6,170) --> See nearby quakes!
42 km (26 mi) SE of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
48 km (30 mi) WNW of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
302 km (188 mi) SSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) WNW 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 | 21 km | Offshore Guerrero, Mexico | EMSC |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
Valle de Bravo (238.4 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 48 km west of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Tuesday, 7 April 2020 at 07:13 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
