Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - Guerrero, 275 km southwest of Mexico City (Ciudad de México), on 2020-09-13 12:12:48 (Hora de México)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 84 km depth
14 Sep 01:00 UTC: First to report: SSN after 8 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-13 12:12:48 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 84.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.46°N / 101.53°W

Antipode: 18.46°S / 78.47°E
Nearest volcano: Michoacán-Guanajuato (138 km / 86 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km (1 mi) NNE of El Capadero (pop: 72) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) W of Aratichanguio (pop: 1,400) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) SSE of Churumuco de Morelos (Michoacán) (pop: 4,730) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NE of Coahuayutla de Guerrero (pop: 1,470) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) WNW of Guayameo (pop: 1,630) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) ENE of Infiernillo (Morelos de Infiernillo) (Michoacán) (pop: 2,360) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) SSE of La Huacana (Michoacán) (pop: 9,400) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) WSW of Huetamo de Nuñez (Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacán de Ocampo) (pop: 21,900) --> See nearby quakes!
86 km (54 mi) SE of Nueva Italia de Ruiz (Nueva Italia, Michoacán) (pop: 32,500) --> See nearby quakes!
275 km (171 mi) WSW of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.0 | 84 km | 69 Km Al SUROESTE De HUETAMO, MICH (Mexico) | SSN |
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