Mag. 4.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 33 km west of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Guerrero, Mexico, on Thursday, 26 Nov 2020 12:57 am (GMT -6) -
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Light magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 9 km depth
26 Nov 07:11 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 14 minutes.
26 Nov 07:14: Now using data updates from SSN
26 Nov 07:14: Now using data updates from SSN
Local time at epicenter: Thursday, 26 Nov 2020 12:57 am (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 4
Depth: 9.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.62°N / 101.86°W
(North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Paricutín (Michoacán-Guanajuato) (212 km / 132 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
23 km (14 mi) SW of Troncones (pop: 698) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) WSW of Barrio Nuevo (pop: 1,730) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (20 mi) W of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo (pop: 67,400) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (26 mi) S of La Union (pop: 3,240) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (26 mi) W of Colonia Aeropuerto (Zihuatanejo de Azueta) (pop: 1,620) --> See nearby quakes!
55 km (34 mi) SE of Lazaro Cardenas (pop: 79,200) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) SE of La Orilla (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
58 km (36 mi) SE of Guacamayas (pop: 38,000) --> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) W of Petatlan (Petatlán) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
351 km (218 mi) SW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
26.7°C (80 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ENE
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Few Clouds
26.7°C (80 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from ENEEstimated released energy: 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.0 | 9 km | 33 Km Al OESTE De ZIHUATANEJO, GRO, Mexico | SSN |
| M 4.0 | 9 km | OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO | EMSC |
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