Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.0 - 2 km ESE of Llano Grande de Juárez, Metlatonoc, Guerrero, Mexico, miércoles, 22 ago. 2018

Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.0 - 2 km ESE of Llano Grande de Juárez, Metlatonoc, Guerrero, Mexico, miércoles, 22 ago. 2018

Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

22 Aug 18:10 UTC: Primero en informar: GFZ después de 7 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 22 Aug 2018 18:03:10 UTC
Magnitud: 5
Profundidad: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 16.89°N / 98.46°W (Metlatonoc, Estado de Guerrero, México)
Volcán mas cercano: Popocatépetl (238 km / 148 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km al ESE de Llano Grande de Juárez (Metlatónoc) (pop: 679) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
9 km al N de Chacalapa (pop: 1,370) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
15 km al ESE de Buena Vista (pop: 2,320) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
23 km al NNO de Ometepec (pop: 24,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
23 km al NE de Azoyu (Azoyú) (pop: 4,210) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
25 km al ENE de Yoloxochitl (pop: 3,190) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
26 km al ONO de Xochistlahuaca (Tlacoachistlahuaca) (pop: 4,150) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
74 km al S de Tlapa de Comonfort (Tlapa) (pop: 47,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
133 km al ESE de Chilpancingo de los Bravo (pop: 187,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
291 km al SSE de Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Energía liberada estimada: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 5.010 kmNear Coast of Guerrero, MexicoGFZ
M 5.240 km GUERRERO, MEXICOEMSC
M 5.146 kmGuerrero, MexicoGeoAu
M 5.316 km- 10km WNW of Ometepec, MexicoUSGS

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236 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
Cuauhtémoc, CDMX (289.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Soft movment south noth (reported through our app)
665.8 km NW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Too,too weak (reported through our app)
Aeropuerto Atizapán de Zaragoza / not felt : Sin percepción alguna en el Aeródromo
Cd de México (302.4 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Se sintió ligeramente movimiento moderado de objetos colgantes (reported through our app)
289.9 km NNW of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
189.8 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga (Mexico, 658 km NW of epicenter) : Oscilacion de objetos, imperceptible (reported through EMSC)
Villahermosa (Mexico, 575 km E of epicenter) : Very light (reported through EMSC)
Álvaro Obregón (Mexico, 270 km NW of epicenter) : El sonido del equipo instalado en la colonia suena mal... (reported through EMSC)
Ciudad de México (Mexico, 266 km NW of epicenter) : terremoto de 5.6 proveniente de metepec guerrero 13.03hrs miercoles 22 de agosto (reported through EMSC)
Mexico City (Mexico, 265 km NW of epicenter) : Aun persiste el movimiento (reported through EMSC)
Cuautitlán Izcalli (Mexico, 284 km NW of epicenter) : Sentí el movimiento... Observé objetos para identificar si era terremoto... Nada se movió. (reported through EMSC)
Ciudad de México (Mexico, 271 km NW of epicenter) : No perceptible en el norte de la CDMX. (reported through EMSC)
Ciudad de México (Mexico, 262 km NW of epicenter) : en un sexto piso note el balanceo de una lampara al mismo tiempo q avisaba mi celular de un movimiento lijero (reported through EMSC)
Ciudad de México (Mexico, 257 km NW of epicenter) : Movimiento muy leve y de corta duración. (reported through EMSC)
Xalapa (Mexico, 344 km NE of epicenter) : Sin percepción en Xalapa (reported through EMSC)
Ecatepec de Morelos (Mexico, 320 km NW of epicenter) : Movimiento ligero. (reported through EMSC)
Ciudad de México (Mexico, 306 km NW of epicenter) : Movimiento leveeee (reported through EMSC)
Mexico City (Mexico, 304 km NW of epicenter) : Sentido inicialmente por dos personas, una alarma sísmica telefónica activada, otras no y no las de la ciudad. Balanceo suave pero definido, repliegue interno (8 personas). Sin pánico, pero cierta ansiedad al recordar sismos previos, especialmente el del 19 sept 2017. (reported through EMSC)
Mexico City (Mexico, 295 km NW of epicenter) : Se percibió un ligero movimiento, y aun continúa !!! (reported through EMSC)
(Mexico, 135 km NE of epicenter) : Ligero. Más de 10 seg (reported through EMSC)
Atizapán de Zaragoza (Mexico, 298 km NW of epicenter) : no se sintió aquí en atizapan (reported through EMSC)
Ecatepec de Morelos (Mexico, 295 km NW of epicenter) : Ligeramente perceptible en San Cristóbal Ecatepec (reported through EMSC)
Tlalnepantla (Mexico, 294 km NW of epicenter) : Movimiento leve (reported through EMSC)
Ciudad de México (Mexico, 281 km NW of epicenter) : Ligero movimiento de lámparas colgantes. Movimiento imperceptible por zona norte de la Ciudad de México. (reported through EMSC)
Ciudad de México (Mexico, 271 km NW of epicenter) : Imperceptible!! (reported through EMSC)
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Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.0 - 2 km ESE of Llano Grande de Juárez, Metlatonoc, Guerrero, Mexico, miércoles, 22 ago. 2018
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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.0 - 2 km ESE of Llano Grande de Juárez, Metlatonoc, Guerrero, Mexico, miércoles, 22 ago. 2018
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  • Date / time UTC
    | Mag |
    Profundidad
    |
    Age
    |
    Distancia
    | Details
  • 17 Jun 1928 03:19
    | 7.9 |
    20km / 12.4mi
    |
    hace 93 años
    |
    215km / 134mi
    | Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 15 Apr 1907 06:08
    | 7.8 |
    30km / 19mi
    |
    hace 114 años
    |
    130km / 81mi
    | Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 29 Nov 1978 19:52
    | 7.7 |
    18km / 11.2mi
    |
    hace 42 años
    |
    222km / 138mi
    | Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 14 Jan 1903 01:47
    | 7.7 |
    unknown
    |
    hace 118 años
    |
    216km / 134mi
    | Off the Coast of Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 28 Jul 1957 08:40
    | 7.6 |
    38km / 23mi
    |
    hace 64 años
    |
    70km / 43mi
    | Guerrero, Mexico
  • 15 Jan 1931 01:50
    | 7.6 |
    35km / 22mi
    |
    hace 90 años
    |
    222km / 138mi
    | Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 30 Sep 1999 16:31
    | 7.5 |
    61km / 38mi
    |
    hace 21 años
    |
    187km / 116mi
    | Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 09 Oct 1928 03:01
    | 7.5 |
    25km / 16mi
    |
    hace 92 años
    |
    128km / 80mi
    | Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 30 Jul 1909 10:51
    | 7.5 |
    20km / 12.4mi
    |
    hace 112 años
    |
    113km / 70mi
    | Offshore Guerrero, Mexico
  • 20 Mar 2012 18:02
    | 7.4 |
    20km / 12.4mi
    |
    hace 9 años
    |
    50km / 31mi
    | Oaxaca, Mexico
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