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Light mag. 3.1 earthquake - 26 km south of Matamoros, Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, Michoacan, Mexico, on Thursday, Nov 24, 2022 at 3:27 pm (GMT -6) -

Light magnitude 3.1 earthquake at 11 km depth

25 Nov 02:54 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 24, 2022 21:27:38 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Nov 24, 2022 at 3:27 pm (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	3.1
Depth	11.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	18.55°N / 103.2°W (Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, Michoacan, Mexico)
Antipode	18.55°S / 76.8°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Colima (116 km / 72 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (2 mi) NW of El Naranjal (Michoacán) (pop: 17) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) SE of Tehuantepec (Michoacán de Ocampo) (pop: 305) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) S of Matamoros (Centro, Michoacán de Ocampo) (pop: 10,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) NNW of San Pedro Naranjestil (Michoacán) (pop: 632) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 29 km (18 mi) SE of Villa Victoria (Michoacán) (pop: 1,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 33 km (20 mi) E of Aquila (Michoacán) (pop: 1,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 247 km (154 mi) WSW of Morelia (Michoacán de Ocampo) (pop: 597,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 439 km (273 mi) WSW 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	2.8 x 10⁹ joules (783 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.674 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
3.1	11 km	Mexico: 25 Km Al SUR De COALCOMAN, MICH	SSN
3.1	11 km	Near Coast of Michoacan, Mexico	RaspberryShake
3.1	11 km	MICHOACAN, MEXICO	EMSC

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Morelia, Mich, MX (MOIG/MX network) | Distance from quake: 240 km / 149 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Morelia, Mich, MX: 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. Bandpass filter applied: 0.5-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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