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Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 67 km southwest of Rio Grande, Mexico, on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022 at 3:58 pm (GMT -7) -

Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 16 km depth

26 Nov 23:26 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 28 minutes.
26 Nov 23:28: Now using data updates from SSN

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 26, 2022 22:58:28 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Nov 26, 2022 at 3:58 pm (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	15.7°N / 97.97°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Antipode	15.7°S / 82.03°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	38 km (23 mi) SSW of El Azufre (Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo) (pop: 524) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) S of Collantes (pop: 2,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SW of Santa Rosa de Lima (pop: 2,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) SSE of Corralero (pop: 1,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) SSW of Santiago (pop: 10,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (42 mi) WSW of Rio Grande (pop: 12,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (43 mi) SW of Santa Maria Acatepec (pop: 1,170) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 432 km (269 mi) SSE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from WSW
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	16 km	Mexico: 67 Km Al SUROESTE De RIO GRANDE, OAX	SSN
4.2	16 km	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	EMSC
4.2	16 km	Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: TLAPA (TLIG/MX network) | Distance from quake: 217 km / 135 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station TLAPA: 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: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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