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Moderate mag. 4.1 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 58 km south of Collantes, Mexico, on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022 at 7:29 pm (GMT -7) -

Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 16 km depth

27 Nov 02:56 UTC: First to report: SSN after 27 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 27, 2022 02:29:32 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Nov 26, 2022 at 7:29 pm (GMT -7)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.1
Depth	16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	15.67°N / 97.99°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Antipode	15.67°S / 82.01°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	42 km (26 mi) SSW of El Azufre (Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo) (pop: 524) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 58 km (36 mi) S of Collantes (pop: 2,240) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) SW of Santa Rosa de Lima (pop: 2,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 67 km (41 mi) SSE of Corralero (pop: 1,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) WSW of Rio Grande (pop: 12,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) SSW of Santiago (pop: 10,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) SW of San Miguel Panixtlahuaca (pop: 5,680) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 435 km (270 mi) SSE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 70%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from WNW
Estimated seismic energy released	8.9 x 10¹⁰ joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.1	16 km	Mexico: 70 Km Al SUROESTE De RIO GRANDE, OAX	SSN
4.1	16 km	OFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICO	EMSC
4.1	16 km	Near Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico	RaspberryShake

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Seismograms

Seismic station: TLAPA (TLIG/MX network) | Distance from quake: 219 km / 136 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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