Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Mexico's Chiapas, EMSC says
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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Mexico's Chiapas, EMSC says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas in Mexico, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC) said on Wednesday.
EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO VIA THE NATIONAL SEISMOLOGICAL SERVICEIn the context of Plate Tectonics, Mexico is located in the so-called Fire Belt, where a large part of the world's earthquake movements are recorded. The country is located on the North American Plate, limited in its southern and western portions, with the Cocos, Rivera and Pacific plates. Mexico is one of the countries in the world with the highest earthquake activity, since, according …
The National Institute of Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH) reported that during the first hours of this Wednesday there were four earthquakes on the coasts of the Pacific Ocean, opposite Mexico and El Salvador, all originating from the Mesoamerican Fosa, an area of high seismic activity within the Pacific Fire Belt. The first tremor occurred at 3:49 hours, with a magnitude of 6.1 and a depth of 1 kilometer, on the c…
On Wednesday morning there was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Chiapas. The movement took place at 3 a.m. with 49 minutes. The National Seismological Service reported that the epicenter was located 159 kilometers south-west of Pijijiapan, Chiapas. Minutes later, at 4 a.m. with 7 minutes there was a replica of 4.4 magnitude. The epicenter was located 157 kilometers south-west of Pijijiapan, Chiapas. And then at 4 a.m. with 17 minutes another earthq…
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 reached the coast of the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico, reported the U.S. Geological Service (USGS) on this Thursday (18). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km and 189 km from the city of Tapachula, in the south of the country, reported the USGS. The Mexican Civil Protection Agency reported in X that it will carry out a preliminary analysis of the area together with the local authorities. “At the mome…
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