Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - La Noria y Minindaca, 17 km south of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 15 Feb 2021 11:25 am (GMT -6) -

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake - La Noria y Minindaca, 17 km south of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Monday, 15 Feb 2021 11:25 am (GMT -6)

Séisme modéré magnitude 4.2 at 13 km depth

15 Feb 17:46 UTC: Premier à signaler: EMSC après 21 minutes.
15 Feb 17:49: Maintenant en utilisant une nouvelle source de données: SSN
Update Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 17:51
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Pinotepa Nacional, Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico
4.2 quake 15 Feb 11:25 am (GMT -6)
4.2 quake 15 Feb 11:25 am (GMT -6)
Just 26 minutes ago, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Pinotepa Nacional, Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Monday 15 February 2021 at 11:25 am local time, at a shallow depth of 13 km below the surface.
The event was filed by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.2 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In La Finca (pop. 12) located 2 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in El Carrizo (pop. 1,700) located 7 km from the epicenter, Collantes (pop. 2,200) 7 km away, José Maria Morelos (pop. 2,300) 12 km away, Pinotepa Nacional (pop. 29,600) 17 km away, Santa Maria Huazolotitlan (pop. 4,800) 19 km away, and Jamiltepec (pop. 10,100) 25 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ometepec (pop. 24,100) located 68 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:

Date & time: 15 Feb 2021 17:25:33 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: lundi, 15 févr. 2021 11:25 (GMT -6)
Magnitude: 4.2
Profondeur: 13.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.19°N / 98.04°W (La Noria y Minindaca, État de Oaxaca, Mexique)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km O de La Finca (pop: 12) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
17 km S de Pinotepa Nacional (pop: 29,600) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
17 km ESE de Corralero (pop: 1,740) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
20 km SO de San Andrés Huaxpaltepec (pop: 4,150) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
25 km OSO de Jamiltepec (pop: 10,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
27 km ESE de El Ciruelo (pop: 2,220) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
27 km SSO de Pinotepa de Don Luis (pop: 5,690) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
68 km SE de Ometepec (Guerrero) (pop: 24,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
171 km SO de Oaxaca (pop: 255,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
378 km SSE de Mexico (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 28.7°C (84 F), humidity: 35%, wind: 3 m/s (6 kts) from SW
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) Plus d'infos
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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.
MagnitudeProfondeurLieuSource
4.213 km17 Km Al SUR De PINOTEPA NACIONAL, OAX, MexicoSSN
4.213 kmOAXACA, MEXICOEMSC

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