Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 101 km south of Tecomán, Colima, Mexico, on Saturday, 16 May 2020 at 04:20 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 15 km depth
16 May 04:51 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 31 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 15.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.01°N / 103.84°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Colima (169 km / 105 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
52 km (32 mi) SW of La Llorona (pop: 47) --> See nearby quakes!
64 km (40 mi) SSW of La Placita de Morelos (pop: 1,440) --> See nearby quakes!
84 km (52 mi) SSW of Coahuayana Viejo (pop: 2,430) --> See nearby quakes!
101 km (63 mi) S of Tecoman (pop: 85,700) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (65 mi) S of Ciudad de Armeria (Ciudad de Armería) (pop: 15,900) --> See nearby quakes!
134 km (83 mi) SSE of Manzanillo (pop: 130,000) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) S of Colima (pop: 137,400) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) S of Ciudad de Villa de Alvarez (pop: 117,600) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) SSE of Cihuatlan (Cihuatlán) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
521 km (324 mi) WSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> 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 | 15 km | Offshore Michoacan, Mexico | EMSC |
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