Quake Info: Light Mag. 4.2 Earthquake

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Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 51 km depth

8 May 05:00 UTC: First to report: SSN after 21 minutes.

Update Sun, 8 May 2022, 05:06

Magnitude 4.2 earthquake strikes near Tonala, Tonalá, Chiapas, Mexico

4.2 quake 7 May 10:39 pm (GMT -6)

A moderately shallow magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported late at night near Tonala, Tonalá, Chiapas, Mexico.According to Mexico’s National Seismological Service (SSN), the quake hit on Saturday, May 7th, 2022, at 10:39 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 51 km. The exact size, 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 Center (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake as well.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Portillo Guayaba (pop. 10) located 32 km from the epicenter, La Gloria (pop. 1,800) 40 km away, Emiliano Zapata (pop. 3,400) 45 km away, Paredon (pop. 6,100) 49 km away, Chahuites (pop. 9,800) 54 km away, Arriaga (pop. 24,400) 60 km away, San Pedro Tapanatepec (pop. 7,400) 62 km away, Tonala (pop. 35,300) 62 km away, and Espinal (pop. 7,600) 63 km away.

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Date & time: May 8, 2022 04:39:06 UTC – Local time at epicenter: Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 10:39 pm (GMT -6)Magnitude: 4.2Depth: 51.0 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.82° N / 94.26°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico) Antipode: 15.82°S / 85.74°E Nearest volcano: El Chichón (204 km / 127 mi)Nearby towns and cities:32 km (20 mi) SSW of Portillo Guayaba (pop : 10) –> See nearby quakes!45 km (28 mi) SSW of Emiliano Zapata (pop: 3,350) –> See nearby quakes!49 km (31 mi) WSW of Paredon (Paredón) (pop: 6,130) – -> See nearby quakes!54 km (34 mi) S of Chahuites (pop: 9,840) –> See nearby quakes!60 km (37 mi) SW of Arriaga (pop: 24,400) –> See nearby quakes!61 km (38 mi) SE of San Francisco del Mar Viejo (pop: 4,030) –> See nearby quakes!62 km (38 mi) WSW of Tonala (Tonalá) (pop: 35,300) –> See nearby quakes!63 km ( 39 mi) SSW of Espinal (pop: 7,620) –> See nearby quakes!64 km (40 mi) SSE of San Francisco del Mar (pop: 4,720) –> See nearby quakes!654 km (406 mi) SE of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200 ) –> See nearby quakes!Weather at epicenter at time of quake: Overcast Clouds 29.7°C (86 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 3 m/s (7 kts) from SSW 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) | about seismic energy If you felt this quake (or if you were near the epicenter), please share your experience and submit a short “I felt it” report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did not feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science, seismic hazard analysis and mitigation efforts. You can use your device location or the map to indicate where you were during the earthquake. Thank you!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 normally takes up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.

Mag.DepthLocationSource4.251 kmMexico: 60 Km Al SUROESTE De ARRIAGA , CHISSSN4.251 kmOFFSHORE OAXACA, MEXICOEMSC Earliers in the same area Please wait while we search through millions of records.This can take up to 20-30 seconds.

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