Strong quake just south of Chiapas,Mexico

[cycloneye]

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

[Macrocane]

The earthquake was felt in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. This picture shows teh epicenter.

[Macrocane]

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.

[cycloneye]

I took out the numbers from title until a final number is given.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ ... 007pnj.php

[Macrocane]

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/