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Light mag. 4.6 earthquake - 57 km south of Minatitlan, Veracruz, Mexico, on Thursday, Mar 30, 2023 at 10:12 pm (GMT -6) -

Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 165 km depth

31 Mar 04:31 UTC: First to report: USGS after 19 minutes.
31 Mar 04:35: Now using data updates from SSN

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 31, 2023 04:12:40 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Mar 30, 2023 at 10:12 pm (GMT -6)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.6
Depth	165.4 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	17.49°N / 94.59°W (Hidalgotitlan, Veracruz, Mexico)
Antipode	17.49°S / 85.41°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Nearest volcano	San Martín (135 km / 84 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	6 km (4 mi) NW of Cahuapan (Anexo Niños Héroes) (pop: 624) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 54 km (34 mi) SSE of Jaltipan de Morelos (pop: 32,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 57 km (35 mi) S of Minatitlan (pop: 112,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 62 km (38 mi) SE of Acayucan (pop: 50,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) SW of Las Choapas (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 42,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 75 km (47 mi) S of Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 236,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 334 km (208 mi) SE of Xalapa (Veracruz-Llave) (pop: 424,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 525 km (326 mi) ESE of Mexico (Ciudad de México) (pop: 12,294,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky 21.4°C (71 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10¹¹ joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.6	165 km	Mexico: 54 Km Al SUR De JALTIPAN DEMORELOS, VER	SSN
4.6	161 km	Chiapas, Mexico	RaspberryShake
4.6	161 km	26 Km NNE of Niños Héroes, Mexico	USGS
4.6	163 km	VERACRUZ, MEXICO	EMSC
4.6	10 km	Chiapas, Mexico	IRIS
4.2	165 km	Chiapas, Mexico	GFZ

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