Mag. 4.2 earthquake - 17 km east of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, on 2020-09-13 04:54:09 (Hora de México) -
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 4 km depth
13 Sep 10:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 17 minutes.
13 Sep 10:14: Now using data updates from SSN
13 Sep 10:14: Now using data updates from SSN
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-13 04:54:09 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 4.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.79°N / 99.76°W
(Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico)Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) ESE of Fraccionamiento Campestre de la Laguna (pop: 163) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) WNW of La Estacion (pop: 1,370) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) SSW of San Isidro Gallinero (El Gallinero) (pop: 2,350) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) ESE of Acapulco de Juarez (pop: 673,500) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) WSW of Campanario (pop: 1,210) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) S of Kilometro 30 (Centro) (pop: 6,300) --> See nearby quakes!
29 km (18 mi) SE of Bajos del Ejido (pop: 6,170) --> See nearby quakes!
35 km (22 mi) S of Xaltianguis (Centro) (pop: 6,970) --> See nearby quakes!
39 km (25 mi) W of San Marcos (pop: 13,300) --> See nearby quakes!
301 km (187 mi) SSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) ESE of La Roqueta Island --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 4 km | 17 Km Al SURESTE De ACAPULCO, GRO (Mexico) | SSN |
| M 4.2 | 4 km | Guerrero, Mexico | EMSC |
| M 3.7 | 10 km | 1 Km ENE of Amatillo, Mexico | USGS |
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