Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico

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The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 4.9 quake in Mexico near Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Guerrero, 31 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Thursday 29 April 2021 at 4:02 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.


Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9 as well.

Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.

Weak shaking might have been felt in El Rincon (pop. 38) located 76 km from the epicenter, Papanoa (pop. 3,500) 79 km away, San Luis San Pedro (pop. 4,200) 87 km away, Petatlan (pop. 21,700) 88 km away, San Jeronimito (pop. 6,800) 89 km away, Nuxco (pop. 2,000) 94 km away, El Coacoyul (pop. 6,900) 95 km away, Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (pop. 67,400) 96 km away, and Ixtapa (pop. 9,000) 99 km away.

VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Earthquake data:I felt this quake
Date & time: 29 Apr 4:02 am (GMT -7) local time (29 Apr 2021 11:02 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.78°N / 101.52°W 

 (North Pacific OceanMexico)
Primary data source: USGS
Details about this quake

Source: volcanodiscovery.com

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