Leve terremoto magnitud 4.2 - North Pacific Ocean, 137 km S of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, martes, 20 oct. 2020 -

Leve terremoto magnitud 4.2 - North Pacific Ocean, 137 km S of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, martes, 20 oct. 2020

Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 16 km depth

20 Oct 18:56 UTC: Primero en informar: SSN después de 15 minutos.
Fecha & hora: 20 Oct 2020 18:40:46 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: 2020-10-20 13:40:46 (Hora de México)
Magnitud: 4.2
Profundidad: 16.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 14.88°N / 93.98°W (Océano Pacífico Norte, México)
Volcán mas cercano: Tacana (203 km / 126 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
105 km al SO de El Yahital (Barra el Mapache) (pop: 23) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
112 km al SSO de Manuel Avila Camacho (Ponte Duro) (pop: 1,780) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
117 km al SO de San Isidro (pop: 1,630) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
122 km al SO de Pijijiapan (pop: 16,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
131 km al S de Paredon (Paredón) (pop: 6,130) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
131 km al OSO de Mapastepec (pop: 17,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
137 km al S de Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
146 km al OSO de Acapeteahua (Acapetahua) (pop: 6,190) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
163 km al SO de San Pedro Buenavista (pop: 8,390) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
745 km al SE de Ciudad de México (pop: 12,294,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 28.5°C (83 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 6 m/s (12 kts) from NNW
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 4.216 km121 Km Al SUROESTE De PIJIJIAPAN, CHIS, MexicoSSN
M 4.216 kmOff Coast Of Chiapas, MexicoEMSC

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