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Weak mag. 3.4 earthquake - 0.7 km east of La Gavia, Guerrero, Mexico, on 2020-10-10 16:57:57 (Hora de México)

Weak magnitude 3.4 earthquake at 67 km depth

11 Oct 01:00 UTC: First to report: SSN after 3 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 10, 2020 21:57:57 UTC
Local time at epicenter	2020-10-10 16:57:57 (Hora de México)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.4
Depth	67.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	18.09°N / 100.37°W (San Miguel Totolapan, Guerrero, Mexico)
Antipode	18.09°S / 79.63°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	Nevado de Toluca (130 km / 81 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	1 km (0 mi) ESE of La Gavia (pop: 375) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) SW of Villa Hidalgo (El Cubo) (pop: 1,280) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Ajuchitlan (pop: 6,330) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (13 mi) S of San José Poliutla (Tlapehuala) (pop: 3,090) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 24 km (15 mi) SE of Tlapehuala (pop: 9,330) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Arcelia (pop: 18,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) SSE of Tlalchapa (pop: 4,070) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 43 km (27 mi) SE of Ciudad Altamirano (pop: 25,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 109 km (68 mi) WNW of Chilpancingo de los Bravo (pop: 187,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 198 km (123 mi) SW of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	7.9 x 10⁹ joules (2.21 megawatt hours, equivalent to 1.9 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.4	67 km	27 Km Al SUROESTE De ARCELIA, GRO, Mexico	SSN

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Unam - Mexico, Mexico (UNM/G network) | Distance from quake: 186 km / 116 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Unam - Mexico, Mexico: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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