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Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - 58 km southwest of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, on Friday, Oct 23, 2020 at 11:19 am (GMT -7)

Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 4 km depth

24 Oct 01:14 UTC: First to report: SSN after 7 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 23, 2020 18:19:35 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Oct 23, 2020 at 11:19 am (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	4.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	16.61°N / 100.39°W (Mexico)
Antipode	16.61°S / 79.61°E
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	47 km (29 mi) SSW of El Huizache (pop: 27) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SW of Coyuca de Benitez (Coyuca de Benítez) (pop: 13,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) S of Hacienda de Cabañas (pop: 2,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) WSW of Acapulco (pop: 673,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) SW of Bajos del Ejido (pop: 6,170) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) S of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 68 km (42 mi) SW of Tixtlancingo (pop: 3,640) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) WSW of Tres Palos (pop: 5,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) SSE of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 341 km (212 mi) SSW of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
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	4 km	54 Km Al SUROESTE De COYUCA DE BENITEZ, GRO, Mexico	SSN

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