Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - 103 km northwest of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2020-10-09 16:50:54 (Hora de México)
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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 63 km depth
9 Oct 22:07 UTC: First to report: INETER after 16 minutes.
9 Oct 22:14: Now using data updates from SSN
9 Oct 22:14: Now using data updates from SSN
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Oct 9, 2020 21:50:54 UTC |
| Local time at epicenter | 2020-10-09 16:50:54 (Hora de México) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.2 |
| Depth | 63.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 15.27°N / 93.14°W  (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico) |
| Antipode | 15.27°S / 86.86°E |
| Shaking intensity | Weak shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional) |
| Nearest volcano | Tacana (91 km / 57 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 13 km (8 mi) SW of Pampa Honda (pop: 148) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 20 km (12 mi) S of La Esperanza (El Zapotal) (pop: 1,030) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 31 km (20 mi) SW of Mapastepec (pop: 17,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 32 km (20 mi) S of Joaquin Miguel Gutiérrez (Margaritas) (pop: 1,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) S of Pijijiapan (pop: 16,900) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) W of Acapeteahua (pop: 6,190) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 49 km (30 mi) WNW of El Arenal (pop: 1,160) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 57 km (36 mi) SSE of San Isidro (pop: 1,630) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 61 km (38 mi) W of Pueblo Nuevo (San Juan) (pop: 7,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 786 km (488 mi) SE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  27.4°C (81 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from S |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.2 | 63 km | 33 Km Al SUROESTE De MAPASTEPEC, CHIS, Mexico | SSN |
| 4.2 | 63 km | Offshore Chiapas, Mexico | EMSC |
| 4.1 | 84 km | 3 Km Al Noreste De Mapastepec, México, Mexico | INETER |
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