Mag. 4.7 earthquake - 164 km southwest of Tuxtla, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2020-09-23 22:55:22 (Hora de México) -

Mag. 4.7 earthquake - 164 km southwest of Tuxtla, Chiapas, Mexico, on 2020-09-23 22:55:22 (Hora de México)

Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 16 km depth

24 Sep 04:13 UTC: Premier à signaler: USGS après 18 minutes.
24 Sep 04:21: Maintenant en utilisant une nouvelle source de données: SSN
Date & time: 24 Sep 2020 03:55:22 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: 2020-09-23 22:55:22 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 4.7
Profondeur: 16.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.77°N / 94.25°W (Océan Pacifique Nord, Mexique)
Volcan le plus près: El Chichón (208 km / 129 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
37 km SO de Cachimbo (pop: 124) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
46 km SSO de La Linea (pop: 1,450) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
52 km SO de Paredon (Paredón) (pop: 6,130) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
59 km S de Chahuite (pop: 9,840) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
64 km SO de Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
64 km SO de Arriaga (pop: 24,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
68 km SSO de El Espinal (pop: 7,620) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
77 km SSE de Las Amilpas (pop: 8,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
111 km SE de Juchitán de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
658 km SE de Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
347 km SO de Chinal Island --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Moderate Rain 29.3°C (85 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SW
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 7.1 x 1011 joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeProfondeurLocationSource
M 4.716 km63 Km Al SUROESTE De ARRIAGA , CHIS, MexicoSSN
M 4.498 kmOffshore Chiapas, MexicoEMSC
M 4.482 km30 Km S of La Línea, MexicoUSGS
M 4.865 km28 Km Al Oeste De Puerto Arista, México, MexicoINETER
M 4.4114 kmNear Coast of Chiapas, MexicoGFZ

User reports for this quake (2)

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No se sintió para nada (163.9 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)
Tuxtla (Mexico, 145 km NE of epicenter) : Se sintió leve (reported through EMSC)
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