Mag. 3.8 earthquake - Michoac?n, 16 km southwest of Uruapan (Michoacán), Mexico, on 2020-10-15 15:36:23 (Hora de México) -
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Minor magnitude 3.8 earthquake at 10 km depth
16 Oct 01:00 UTC: First to report: SSN after 4 hours.
Local time at epicenter: 2020-10-15 15:36:23 (Hora de México)
Magnitude: 3.8
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 19.3°N / 102.16°W
(Chimilpa, Michoacan, Mexico)Nearest volcano: Paricutín (Michoacán-Guanajuato) (23 km / 14 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
3 km (2 mi) E of Orapondiro (Uruapan) (pop: 125) --> See nearby quakes!
14 km (8 mi) SSW of Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro (pop: 14,800) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SW of Uruapan (pop: 264,400) --> See nearby quakes!
19 km (12 mi) NW of Lombardia (Lombardía) (pop: 12,600) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) NE of Apatzingan (pop: 99,000) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (20 mi) NNW of Nueva Italia de Ruiz (Nueva Italia) (pop: 32,500) --> See nearby quakes!
36 km (22 mi) SE of Periban de Ramos (Peribán de Ramos) (pop: 15,400) --> See nearby quakes!
46 km (29 mi) SE of Los Reyes de Salgado (pop: 39,200) --> See nearby quakes!
112 km (69 mi) WSW of Morelia (pop: 597,500) --> See nearby quakes!
319 km (198 mi) W of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: SSN (Servicio Sismológico Nacional)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1010 joules (8.78 megawatt hours, equivalent to 7.56 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.8 | 10 km | 14 Km Al SUR De NVO S J PARANGARICUTIRO, MI, Mexico | SSN |
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