7.0 Mw - MICHOACAN, MEXICO

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.0 Mw
Date-Time
  • 11 Apr 2012 22:55:16 UTC
  • 11 Apr 2012 17:55:16 near epicenter
  • 11 Apr 2012 14:55:16 standard time in your timezone
Location 18.390N 102.652W
Depth 65 km
Distances
  • 51 km (32 miles) SW (231 degrees) of La Mira, Michoacán, Mexico
  • 61 km (38 miles) NW (312 degrees) of Las Guacamayas, Michoacán, Mexico
  • 64 km (40 miles) NW (316 degrees) of La Orilla, Michoacán, Mexico
  • 130 km (81 miles) SSW (208 degrees) of Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico
  • 336 km (209 miles) WNW (301 degrees) of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.7 km; Vertical 12.0 km
Parameters Nph = 404; Dmin = 210.4 km; Rmss = 0.87 seconds; Gp = 72°
M-type = Mw; Version = A
Event ID US c00090z0

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