Mag. 4.0 earthquake - 61 km west of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Monday, 24 August 2020 at 08:09 (GMT) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 49 km depth
24 Aug 08:27 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 49.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.05°N / 100.44°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Guerrero, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (240 km / 149 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) S of Llano Real (El Dorado) (pop: 390) --> See nearby quakes!
13 km (8 mi) WSW of Zacualpan (pop: 2,490) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) S of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) W of El Papayo (pop: 2,250) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) SE of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (23 mi) W of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) --> See nearby quakes!
38 km (24 mi) ESE of Nuxco (pop: 1,990) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (24 mi) WSW of Tepetixtla (pop: 3,640) --> See nearby quakes!
61 km (38 mi) WNW of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
299 km (186 mi) SSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (39 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 | 49 km | Offshore Guerrero, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 4.0 | 49 km | 18 Km Al SUR De ATOYAC DE ALVAREZ, GRO (Mexico) | SSN |
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Downtown Los Angeles isn't over with / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Moderate shaking to n my opinion
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