6.5 Mw - VERACRUZ, MEXICO

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5 Mw
Date-Time
  • 7 Apr 2011 13:11:24 UTC
  • 7 Apr 2011 08:11:24 near epicenter
  • 7 Apr 2011 05:11:24 standard time in your timezone
Location 17.431N 93.978W
Depth 167 km
Distances
  • 57 km (35 miles) S (169 degrees) of Las Choapas, Veracruz, Mexico
  • 79 km (49 miles) SSE (168 degrees) of Agua Dulce, Veracruz, Mexico
  • 79 km (49 miles) SW (234 degrees) of Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico
  • 84 km (52 miles) SE (137 degrees) of Minatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico
  • 483 km (300 miles) NW (311 degrees) of GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.0 km; Vertical 9.5 km
Parameters Nph = 390; Dmin = 233.8 km; Rmss = 1.16 seconds; Gp = 72°
M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID US c0002kru

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