Mag. 4.0 earthquake - Guerrero, 275 km southwest of Mexico City (Ciudad de México), on 2020-09-13 12:12:48 (Hora de México) -
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: 4.0
Depth: 84.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 18.46°N / 101.53°W
(Mexico)Nearest volcano: Paricutín (Michoacán-Guanajuato) (138 km / 86 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
18 km (11 mi) W of Aratichanguío (Aratichanguio) (pop: 1,400)
27 km (17 mi) WSW of La Quetzería (La Quesería) (pop: 496)
33 km (21 mi) WNW of Guayameo (pop: 1,630)
69 km (43 mi) WSW of Huetamo de Núñez (Michoacán) (pop: 21,900)
91 km (56 mi) N of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (Zihuatanejo de Azueta) (pop: 67,400)
91 km (57 mi) NE of Lazaro Cardenas (Michoacan) (pop: 79,200)
143 km (89 mi) SSW of Morelia (Michoacan) (pop: 597,500)
275 km (171 mi) WSW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200)
Primary data source: SSN
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 84 km | 69 Km Al SUROESTE De HUETAMO, MICH (Mexico) | SSN |
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