Mag. 3.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 23 km southwest of Campo Acosta, Tomatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, on 2020-08-02 04:45:15 (Hora de México) -

Mag. 3.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 23 km southwest of Campo Acosta, Tomatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, on 2020-08-02 04:45:15 (Hora de México)

Minor magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 11 km depth

2 Aug 13:35 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.
Date & time: 2 Aug 2020 09:45:15 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-08-02 04:45:15 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.6°N / 105.37°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Nearest volcano: Mascota (127 km / 79 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
23 km (14 mi) SSW of Campo Acosta (pop: 2,640) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (25 mi) SSW of Tomatlan (Tomatlán) (pop: 9,030) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) WNW of Emiliano Zapata (pop: 1,340) --> See nearby quakes!
77 km (48 mi) W of La Huerta (pop: 7,890) --> See nearby quakes!
81 km (51 mi) WNW of San Patricio (pop: 7,570) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) WNW of Cihuatlan (Cihuatlán) (pop: 18,200) --> See nearby quakes!
107 km (66 mi) W of Autlan de Navarro (pop: 45,400) --> See nearby quakes!
114 km (71 mi) S of Puerto Vallarta (pop: 203,300) --> See nearby quakes!
121 km (75 mi) WNW of Manzanillo (pop: 130,000) --> See nearby quakes!
655 km (407 mi) W of Mexiko (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 109 joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 3.111 km94 km al NOROESTE de CIHUATLAN, JAL (Mexico)SSN

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Mag. 3.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 23 km southwest of Campo Acosta, Tomatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, on 2020-08-02 04:45:15 (Hora de México)
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