Strong quake just south of Chiapas,Mexico
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Strong quake just south of Chiapas,Mexico
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
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Re: 6.2 quake just south of Chiapas,Mexico
The earthquake was felt in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. This picture shows teh epicenter.
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Re: 6.2 quake just south of Chiapas,Mexico
According to the SNET in El Salvador the magnitude was 6.6, these is their report.
Date: January 21 2012
Local Time: 12:47
Latitude (N): 15.444
Longitude (W): -93.04
Location: South of Chiapas Mexico.
Depth (km): 34.6
Magnitude: 6.6
Intensity: IV-V in San Salvador.
http://www.snet.gob.sv/ver/sismologia/monitoreo/sismos+sentidos/
No damages have been reported yet in Mexico, Guatemala or El Salvador.
Date: January 21 2012
Local Time: 12:47
Latitude (N): 15.444
Longitude (W): -93.04
Location: South of Chiapas Mexico.
Depth (km): 34.6
Magnitude: 6.6
Intensity: IV-V in San Salvador.
http://www.snet.gob.sv/ver/sismologia/monitoreo/sismos+sentidos/
No damages have been reported yet in Mexico, Guatemala or El Salvador.
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Re: 6.2 quake just south of Chiapas,Mexico
I took out the numbers from title until a final number is given.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 007pnj.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 007pnj.php
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Re: 6.2 quake just south of Chiapas,Mexico
SSN in Mexico says:
Date: January 21 2012
Local Time: 12:47
Latitude (N): 14.74
Longitude (W): -93.24
Location: 86 km south of Mapastepec, Chiapas.
Depth (km): 16
Magnitude: 6.0
http://www.ssn.unam.mx/
Date: January 21 2012
Local Time: 12:47
Latitude (N): 14.74
Longitude (W): -93.24
Location: 86 km south of Mapastepec, Chiapas.
Depth (km): 16
Magnitude: 6.0
http://www.ssn.unam.mx/
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