Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Puebla, Mexico, on Tuesday, 22 September 1998 at 17:25 (GMT)
Quake Data | Interactive map | User Reports | Earlier quakes in same area | Quakes in Mexico | Puebla | Mexikoko estatua | Mexico City

Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 1 km depth
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 0.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.088°N / 98.544°W

Nearest volcano: Popocatépetl (11 km / 7 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) WNW of Xalitzintla (pop: 2,200) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) NNW of Atlixco (pop: 86,700) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) SW of Moyotzingo (pop: 27,100) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) E of Amecameca (pop: 31,700) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) SSW of San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida (pop: 75,500) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) W of Cholula (pop: 87,900) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) W of San Andrés Cholula (pop: 40,000) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) WNW of San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo (pop: 54,500) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 mi) ESE of Ixtapalapa (pop: 1,815,800) --> See nearby quakes!
72 km (45 mi) ESE of Mexiko (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.0 | 0.9 km | Puebla, Mexico | USGS |
User reports for this quake
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
be the first to report it!
There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it Earlier earthquakes in the same area
Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Puebla, Mexico, on Tuesday, 22 September 1998 at 17:25 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!