Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 145 km southwest of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, on Monday, 22 Feb 2021 9:21 am (GMT -6) -

Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 145 km southwest of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, on Monday, 22 Feb 2021 9:21 am (GMT -6)

Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 16 km depth

22 Feb 15:30 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
22 Feb 15:56: Now using data updates from SSN
Update Mon, 22 Feb 2021, 15:36
Moderate magnitude 4.9 quake hits 98 km southwest of Tapachula, Mexico in the morning
4.9 quake 22 Feb 9:21 am (GMT -6)
4.9 quake 22 Feb 9:21 am (GMT -6)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred only 15 minutes ago 98 km southwest of Tapachula, Mexico, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, in the morning on Monday 22 February 2021 at 9:21 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.8.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Las Brisas del Huayate (pop. 180) located 60 km from the epicenter, Mazatan (pop. 6,800) 77 km away, Puerto Madero (pop. 9,600) 77 km away, Villa Comaltitlan (pop. 7,200) 86 km away, Escuintla (pop. 9,600) 89 km away, Huixtla (pop. 32,000) 89 km away, Mapastepec (pop. 17,900) 90 km away, Tapachula (pop. 202,700) 98 km away, and Brisas Barra de Suchiate (pop. 13,700) 98 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 22 Feb 2021 15:21:21 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 22 Feb 2021 9:21 am (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.2°N / 93.39°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Nearest volcano: Tacana (121 km / 75 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
115 km (71 mi) SW of San José el Hueyate (Barra de San José) (pop: 756) --> See nearby quakes!
131 km (81 mi) WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
144 km (90 mi) SW of Huixtla (pop: 32,000) --> See nearby quakes!
145 km (90 mi) WSW of Tapachula (pop: 202,700) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (91 mi) SSW of Mapastepec (pop: 17,900) --> See nearby quakes!
159 km (99 mi) SW of Cacahoatan (Cacahoatán) (pop: 16,600) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) S of Pijijiapan (pop: 16,900) --> See nearby quakes!
179 km (111 mi) SW of San Francisco Motozintla (Motozintla) (pop: 23,800) --> See nearby quakes!
211 km (131 mi) SW of Comalapa (pop: 18,700) --> See nearby quakes!
843 km (524 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 26.8°C (80 F), humidity: 66%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from W
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 5.016 km144 Km Al SUROESTE De CD HIDALGO, CHIS, MexicoSSN
M 5.225 kmOFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICOEMSC
M 5.220 km78 Km WSW of Puerto Madero, MexicoUSGS
M 5.15 km111 Km Al Oeste De El Gancho México, MexicoINETER
M 4.823 kmNear Coast of Chiapas, MexicoGFZ
M 5.246 kmNear Coast of Chiapas, MexicoGeoAu

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
307.8 km E of epicenter [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (9 quakes):
  • 24 Feb 2021 21:13 UTC
    | M 4.2 |
    28 km (17.4 mi) depth
    |
    17 km (11 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 24 Feb 2021 20:00 UTC
    | M 4.0 |
    28 km (17.4 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 24 Feb 2021 07:21 UTC
    | M 4.5 |
    16 km (9.9 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (6 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 24 Feb 2021 07:11 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 24 Feb 2021 06:47 UTC
    | M 3.8 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    13 km (8 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 23 Feb 2021 22:01 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    15 km (9.3 mi) depth
    |
    12 km (8 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 23 Feb 2021 07:57 UTC
    | M 3.9 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    11 km (7 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 22 Feb 2021 17:05 UTC
    | M 4.1 |
    14 km (8.7 mi) depth
    |
    10 km (6 mi) distance
    | SSN | Details
  • 22 Feb 2021 15:24 UTC
    | M 4.8 |
    4 km (2.5 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (10 mi) distance
    | INETER | Details

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