Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - Los Pinos, 12 km north of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico, on Sunday, 28 Feb 2021 6:45 am (GMT -6) -

Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - Los Pinos, 12 km north of Técpan de Galeana, Guerrero, Mexico, on Sunday, 28 Feb 2021 6:45 am (GMT -6)

Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 8 km depth

28 Feb 13:07 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 21 minutes.
28 Feb 13:07: Now using data updates from SSN
Date & time: 28 Feb 2021 12:45:42 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 28 Feb 2021 6:45 am (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 4.1
Depth: 8.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.32°N / 100.66°W (Los Pinos, Guerrero, Mexico)
Nearest volcano: Nevado de Toluca (221 km / 137 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) NW of Potrerillo (pop: 14) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (7 mi) NNW of Técpan de Galeana (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) NE of Nuxco (pop: 1,990) --> See nearby quakes!
24 km (15 mi) ENE of San Luis San Pedro (pop: 4,240) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) WNW of Atoyac de Alvarez (Atoyac de Álvarez) (pop: 21,400) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) NW of Hacienda de Cabañas (pop: 2,010) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) E of Papanoa (pop: 3,510) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) ESE of Petatlan (Petatlán) (pop: 21,700) --> See nearby quakes!
125 km (78 mi) WSW of Chilpancingo (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) SW of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 19.5°C (67 F), humidity: 59%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NE
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
4.18 km12 Km Al NOROESTE De TECPAN, GRO, MexicoSSN
4.18 kmGUERRERO, MEXICOEMSC

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Whittier (2533.7 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s : it felt like the 87 oct. 1st earthquake but smaller.  
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