Magnitude 6.3 - OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO

[Tonka]

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Magnitude 6.2 - OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
2012 January 21 18:47:15 UTC

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Summary
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Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
6.2
Date-Time
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 18:47:15 UTC
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 12:47:15 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.959?N, 93.107?W
Depth
66.1 km (41.1 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Distances
91 km (56 miles) W of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
143 km (88 miles) SSE of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico
171 km (106 miles) W of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
811 km (503 miles) SE of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 15.8 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Parameters
NST=331, Nph=337, Dmin=179.2 km, Rmss=1.29 sec, Gp= 97?,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0007pnj

 

[Tonka]

Re: Magnitude 6.2 - OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO

Re: Magnitude 6.2 - OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO

http://www.informador.com.mx/primera/2012/352268/6/sismo-de-62-grados-remece-costas-de-chiapas.htm
Spanish-English translation

Earthquake of 6.2 degrees shakes coast of Chiapas

National Earthquake | Chiapas | States

Diagram of the location of the epicenter released by the U.S. Geological Survey. SPECIAL
Perceived in Mexico City, no damage reported immediately
The quake was felt at 12:47 on the southern border of Mexico, has its epicenter in the Pacific

MEXICO (21/ENE/2012) .- This afternoon, an earthquake measuring 6.2 degrees on Richter scale was felt in the Chiapas coast, affecting communities in the south of the country and even in locations in Guatemala, including the capital. The quake had epicenter at 57 kilometers and about 89 kilometers Mapastepec the city of Tapachula in Mexico, according to preliminary information from the U.S. Geological Survey. The report of Televisa correspondent in Chiapas rule out structural damage to people and communities closest to the epicenter, but there are difficulties in telecommunications networks. The effects of the tremor was felt in the states of Oaxaca, Veracruz and Tabasco was even noticeable in some areas of Mexico City, located more than 800 kilometers from the epicenter , although to tell the head of government of the capital, no damage. "We had new quake, no damage was done and check camera fly," wrote the local leader, Marcelo Ebrard through his Twitter account @ m_ebrard after feeling the movement. In the case of Guatemala, Prensa Libre reports through its website, slight damage to adobe houses, but says he has no knowledge of victims. It should be noted that the National Seismological Service Mexico, issued a report on the intensity of the earthquake that set it to 6.0 on the Richter scale, while the National Service of Territorial Studies reported that the prolonged tremor had a magnitude of 6.6 degrees on Richter scale open.

 

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: Magnitude 6.3 - OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO

PAGER: Yellow Alert (Yellow alerts are issued when our models estimate up to 100 fatalities, or up to 100 million dollars in losses.)
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/c0007pnj/index.html

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Magnitude 6.3 - OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0007pnj.php