Earthquake Magnitude 4.5 - Guerrero, Mexico

United States Geological Survey
Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:40 UTC

© US Geological Survey

Date-Time:
Friday, July 17, 2009 at 14:45:44 UTC
Friday, July 17, 2009 at 09:45:44 AM at epicenter

Location:
16.838°N, 98.686°W

Depth:
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Distances:115 km (75 miles) SE of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico

130 km (80 miles) E of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

145 km (90 miles) SW of Huajuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico

290 km (180 miles) S of MEXICO CITY, D.F., Mexico

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 24.3 km (15.1 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters:
NST= 53, Nph= 53, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp=284°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7

Source:USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2009jebc

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Comment: 13 minutes preceding this quake, there was another 4.5 magnitude in the same vicinity, although much deeper than this earthquake.