Leve terremoto magnitud 4.2 - North Pacific Ocean, 175 km SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, lunes, 17 ago. 2020 -

Leve terremoto magnitud 4.2 - North Pacific Ocean, 175 km SW of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, lunes, 17 ago. 2020

Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 17 km depth

17 Aug 09:07 UTC: Primero en informar: SSN después de 24 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 17 Aug 2020 08:42:54 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: 2020-08-17 03:42:54 (Hora de México)
Magnitud: 4.2
Profundidad: 17.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 13.77°N / 93.38°W (Océano Pacífico Norte, México)
Volcán mas cercano: Tacana (204 km / 127 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
147 km al SO de Playa Linda (pop: 457) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
152 km al OSO de Ocos (Ocós, Guatemala) (pop: 9,460) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
158 km al SO de Mazatan (Mazatán) (pop: 6,840) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
167 km al SO de Ciudad Tecun Uman (Ayutla, Guatemala) (pop: 11,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
171 km al SO de Frontera Hidalgo (pop: 3,520) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
175 km al SO de Metapa (pop: 2,610) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
175 km al SO de Metapa (pop: 2,610) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
175 km al SO de Tapachula (pop: 202,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
176 km al SO de Huehuetan (Huehuetán) (pop: 7,760) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
184 km al SO de Tuxtla Chico (pop: 7,030) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
189 km al SO de Cacahoatan (Cacahoatán) (pop: 16,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
878 km al SE de Ciudad de México (pop: 12,294,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
M 4.217 km167 km al SUROESTE de CD HIDALGO, CHIS (Mexico)SSN
M 4.217 kmOff Coast Of Chiapas, MexicoEMSC
M 3.917 km138 Km al suroeste de El Gancho México (Mexico)INETER

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