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Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 17 km southwest of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, on Saturday, Mar 25, 2023 at 9:29 am (GMT -6) -

Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 93 km depth

25 Mar 16:04 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 34 minutes.
25 Mar 16:14: Now using data updates from SSN

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 25, 2023 15:29:36 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Saturday, Mar 25, 2023 at 9:29 am (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	93.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	16°N / 93.88°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Antipode	16°S / 86.12°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	El Chichón (166 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (2 mi) WSW of San Luqueño (pop: 1,020) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) S of Ignacio Ramirez (pop: 1,690) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 17 km (10 mi) SW of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) S of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (29 mi) SE of Chahuites (pop: 9,840) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 47 km (30 mi) SSE of Espinal (pop: 7,620) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) WSW of Villaflores (pop: 37,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 674 km (419 mi) ESE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 28.9°C (84 F), humidity: 62%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SSW
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	93 km	Mexico: 16 Km Al SUROESTE De TONALA, CHIS	SSN
4.2	93 km	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO	EMSC
4.2	93 km	Chiapas, Mexico	RaspberryShake

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