Sismo leggero mag. 4.7 - Romero Rubio, 59 km a sud ovest da Minatitlan, Veracruz, Messico, giovedì, 04 febbraio 2021 -

Sismo leggero mag. 4.7 - Romero Rubio, 59 km a sud ovest da Minatitlan, Veracruz, Messico, giovedì, 04 febbraio 2021

Sismo leggero magnitudine 4.7 at 137 km depth

4 Feb 18:56 UTC: Primo a segnalare: EMSC dopo 20 minuti.
4 Feb 18:56: Ora utilizzando nuova fonte di dati: SSN
Update Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 19:00
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes near Minatitlan, Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico
4.7 quake 4 Feb 12:36 pm (GMT -6)
4.7 quake 4 Feb 12:36 pm (GMT -6)
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Minatitlan, Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico, was reported only 24 minutes ago by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Mexico. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 137 km beneath the epicenter around noon on Thursday 4 February 2021 at 12:36 pm local time. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.7 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Romero Rubio (pop. 220) located 2 km from the epicenter, Jesus Carranza (pop. 4,000) 22 km away, Hidalgotitlan (pop. 4,000) 33 km away, Sayula de Aleman (pop. 14,000) 34 km away, Texistepec (pop. 9,700) 36 km away, Oluta (pop. 12,700) 39 km away, Acayucan (pop. 50,900) 41 km away, Soconusco (pop. 5,800) 43 km away, San Juan Evangelista (pop. 4,000) 43 km away, Jaltipan de Morelos (pop. 32,800) 47 km away, Oteapan (pop. 14,900) 53 km away, Cosoleacaque (pop. 22,500) 54 km away, Chinameca (pop. 7,500) 54 km away, Minatitlan (pop. 112,000) 59 km away, Mecayapan (pop. 6,100) 71 km away, Ixhuatlan del Sureste (pop. 10,100) 72 km away, Nanchital de Lazaro Cardenas del Rio (pop. 25,300) 75 km away, Tatahuicapan (pop. 8,200) 75 km away, Pajapan (pop. 8,400) 79 km away, Isla (pop. 26,300) 84 km away, Las Choapas (pop. 42,700) 92 km away, Catemaco (pop. 27,600) 97 km away, Agua Dulce (pop. 36,100) 100 km away, Playa Vicente (pop. 9,100) 102 km away, San Andrés Tuxtla (pop. 61,800) 102 km away, and Santiago Tuxtla (pop. 15,500) 108 km away.
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Earthquake data:

Data & ora: 4 Feb 2021 18:36:27 UTC -
Ora locale a epicentro: giovedì, 4 feb 2021 12:36 (GMT -6)
Magnitudine: 4.7
Profondità: 137.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 17.58°N / 94.89°W (Romero Rubio, Veracruz, Messico)
Vulcano più vicino: San Martín (114 km / 71 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
1 km S da La Florida (pop: 127) --> Vedi sismi vicini
41 km S da Acayucan (pop: 50,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
47 km SSO da Jaltipan de Morelos (pop: 32,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
54 km SSO da Cosoleacaque (pop: 22,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
59 km SO da Minatitlan (pop: 112,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
75 km SO da Nanchital de Lazaro Cardenas del Rio (Nanchital) (pop: 25,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
79 km SO da Coatzacoalcos (pop: 236,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
92 km OSO da Las Choapas (pop: 42,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
305 km SE da Xalapa (pop: 424,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
492 km ESE da Città del Messico (Mexico City) (pop: 12,294,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Clear Sky 25°C (77 F), humidity: 50%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from ENE
Fonte dati primaria: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 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

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.
MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
4.7137 km34 Km Al SUR De SAYULA DE ALEMAN, VER, MexicoSSN
4.7137 kmVERACRUZ, MEXICOEMSC

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