Earthquake with magnitude of Mwpd 8.0 on date 08-09-2017 and time 06:49:20 (Italy) in region Near coast of Chiapas, Mexico [Sea: Mexico]

A magnitude Mwpd 8.0 earthquake occured in region: Near coast of Chiapas, Mexico [Sea: Mexico], on

  • 08-09-2017 04:49:20 (UTC)
  • 08-09-2017 06:49:20 (UTC +02:00) Italian time
  • 07-09-2017 22:49:20 (UTC -06:00) local time in the region of the earthquake (America/Guatemala)

and geographic coordinates (lat, lon) 15.1280, -93.6880 at 72 km depth.

The earthquake was located by: Sala Sismica INGV-Roma.

Search earthquakes: Any within 30 km radius

The values of hypocentral coordinates and magnitude may be revised at a later time as more information becomes available.

Municipalities within 20 km from the epicenter

No Italian municipalities within 20 km distance.

Municipalities with at least 50000 inhabitants

No Italian municipalities within 100 km from the epicenter with at least 50000 inhabitants.

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Locations history
Type Magnitude Date and Time (UTC) Latitude Longitude Depth (km) Published time (UTC) Author Location ID
Reviewed
Rev100
mb 6.1
Mwp 7.9
Mwpd 8.0
2017-09-08
04:49:20
15.1277 -93.6877 71 2017-09-08
05:09:19
Sala Sismica INGV-Roma 49833691
Preferred location and magnitude until now.
Origin information

Origin

Field Value
Time (UTC) 2017-09-08 04:49:20
Latitude 15.1277
Longitude -93.6877
Depth (km) 71 (from location)
Evaluation mode of Origin automatic
Evaluation status of Origin reviewed
Version 100 -> SURVEY-INGV-A
Event type earthquake
Origin ID 49833691

Uncertainty

Field Value
Preferred uncertainty description uncertainty ellipse
Semi-major axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 6681
Semi-minor axis of confidence ellipse (meter) 987
Azimuth of major axis of confidence ellipse. Measured clockwise from South-North direction at epicenter (gradi) 224
Circular confidence region, given by single value of horizontal uncertainty (meter) 5448.4
Confidence level of the uncertainty (%) 68

Quality

Field Value
Largest azimuthal gap in station distribution as seen from epicenter (degree) 41.363
Number of associated phases, regardless of their use for origin computation 1
Number of defining phases 1
RMS of the travel time residuals of the arrivals used for the origin computation (sec) 1.34258
Epicentral distance of station closest to the epicenter (degree)
Epicentral distance of station farthest from the epicenter (degree)
Number of stations at which the event was observed 0
Number of stations from which data was used for origin computation 0
Magnitudes information

Mwp:7.9

Field Value
Value 7.9
Uncertainty 0.2
Num. used stations 115
Type of magnitude Mwp
Reference to an origin 49833691
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-09-08 05:09:19

Mwpd:8.0

Field Value
Value 8.0
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 112
Type of magnitude Mwpd
Reference to an origin 49833691
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-09-08 05:09:19

mb:6.1

Field Value
Value 6.1
Uncertainty 0.1
Num. used stations 116
Type of magnitude mb
Reference to an origin 49833691
Agency INGV
Autore early-est_ee1.1.9
Time of creation (UTC) 2017-09-08 05:09:19
TDMT - Time Domain Moment Tensor
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