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Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 59 km south of Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico, on Wednesday, Oct 5, 2022 at 3:00 pm (GMT -5) -

Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 8 km depth

5 Oct 20:21 UTC: First to report: SSN after 20 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 5, 2022 20:00:53 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Oct 5, 2022 at 3:00 pm (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4
Depth	8.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	18.11°N / 103.3°W (North Pacific Ocean, Mexico)
Antipode	18.11°S / 76.7°E
Shaking intensity	Light shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	Colima (160 km / 99 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	18 km (11 mi) SW of Chocola (pop: 71) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Maruata (pop: 590) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Cuilala de Hidalgo (pop: 209) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 56 km (35 mi) SSE of La Placita de Morelos (pop: 1,440) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (36 mi) SSE of Aquila (pop: 1,740) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) SSE of La Loma (pop: 7,310) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) SW of Aguililla (pop: 8,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 463 km (288 mi) WSW of Mexico (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 28.2°C (83 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹⁰ joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.0	8 km	Mexico: 76 Km Al SUR De COALCOMAN, MICH	SSN
4.0	8 km	OFFSHORE MICHOACAN, MEXICO	EMSC
4.0	8 km	Near Coast of Michoacan, Mexico	RaspberryShake

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Seismic station: Sierra la Laguna Baja California Sur, Mexico (SLBS/IU network) | Distance from quake: 927 km / 576 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Sierra la Laguna Baja California Sur, Mexico: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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rapid city (2887.5 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling : helo

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