Light mag. 4.0 earthquake - 15 km northeast of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico, on 2020-09-25 08:24:05 (Hora de México)
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 40 km depth
26 Sep 01:07 UTC: First to report: SSN after 12 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-25 08:24:05 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 40.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.72°N / 101.44°W

Antipode: 17.72°S / 78.56°E
Nearest volcano: Michoacán-Guanajuato (215 km / 134 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) E of El Arenosito (pop: 94) --> See nearby quakes!
11 km (7 mi) N of Colonia Aeropuerto (Zihuatanejo de Azueta) (pop: 1,620) --> See nearby quakes!
15 km (9 mi) NE of Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (pop: 67,400) --> See nearby quakes!
21 km (13 mi) E of Pantla (pop: 3,920) --> See nearby quakes!
25 km (16 mi) SSW of Vallecitos de Zaragoza (pop: 2,000) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) NW of Petatlan (Petatlán) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) ESE of Lagunillas (pop: 1,410) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) SE of La Union (pop: 3,240) --> See nearby quakes!
206 km (128 mi) W of Chilpancingo de los Bravo (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
309 km (192 mi) SW 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 | 40 km | 14 Km Al NORESTE De ZIHUATANEJO, GRO, Mexico | SSN |
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