Terremoto moderado mag. 4.6 - North Pacific Ocean, 92 km SSW of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, lunes, 08 feb. 2021 -

Terremoto moderado mag. 4.6 - North Pacific Ocean, 92 km SSW of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, lunes, 08 feb. 2021

Terremoto moderado magnitud 4.6 at 23 km depth

8 Feb 09:00 UTC: Primero en informar: INETER después de 4 minutos.
8 Feb 09:07: Magnitud recalculada de 4.4 a 4.5. Profundidad recalculada de 10.0 a 26.0 km (de 6.2 a 16.2 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 1.5 km (1 mi) al NE.
8 Feb 09:14: Ahora usando una nueva fuente de datos: SSN
Update Mon, 8 Feb 2021, 09:15
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.6 just reported 92 km southwest of Tonala, Mexico
4.6 quake 8 Feb 2:56 am (GMT -6)
4.6 quake 8 Feb 2:56 am (GMT -6)
Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN) reported a magnitude 4.6 quake in Mexico near Tonala, Tonalá, Chiapas, only 19 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Monday 8 February 2021 at 2:56 am local time at a shallow depth of 23 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.6 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Cachimbo (pop. 120) located 75 km from the epicenter, Doctor Belisario Dominguez (La Barra) (pop. 1000) 78 km away, Manuel Avila Camacho (Ponte Duro) (pop. 1,800) 81 km away, Paredon (pop. 6,100) 83 km away, La Linea (pop. 1,500) 85 km away, La Gloria (pop. 1,800) 86 km away, Tonala (pop. 35,300) 92 km away, and Arriaga (pop. 24,400) 100 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Fecha & hora: 8 Feb 2021 08:56:12 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: lunes, 8 feb 2021 02:56 (GMT -6)
Magnitud: 4.6
Profundidad: 23.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 15.38°N / 94.2°W (Océano Pacífico Norte, México)
Volcán mas cercano: El Chichón (216 km / 134 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
75 km al SSO de Cachimbo (pop: 124) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
78 km al SO de Doctor Belisario Dominguez (La Barra) (pop: 1,040) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
81 km al SO de Manuel Avila Camacho (Ponte Duro) (pop: 1,780) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
83 km al SSO de Paredon (Paredón) (pop: 6,130) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
86 km al S de La Gloria (pop: 1,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
92 km al SSO de Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
99 km al OSO de San Isidro (pop: 1,630) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
100 km al SSO de Arriaga (pop: 24,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
138 km al SO de Villaflores (pop: 37,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
690 km al SE de Ciudad de México (pop: 12,294,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Scattered Clouds 26.3°C (79 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 6 m/s (11 kts) from NNW
Fuente primaria de datos: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Energía liberada estimada: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
MagnitudProfundidadUbicaciónFuente
4.623 km46 Km Al Suroeste De Puerto Arista, México, MexicoSSN
4.268 kmOFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICOEMSC
4.526 km92 Km Al SUROESTE De TONALA, CHIS, MexicoINETER
4.268 km42 Km SW of Cabeza De Toro, MexicoUSGS

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
3653.6 km NW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
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