Mag 7.0 Earthquake - Acapulco, Mexico

[Astronuc]

M 7.0 - Acapulco, Mexico​

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000f93v/executive

• 2021-09-08 01:47:47 (UTC)
• 16.982°N 99.773°W
• 20.0 km depth

Waiting to see if it gets upgraded.

Tuesday's earthquake occurred four years to the day after a magnitude-8.2 earthquake that struck off the coast of Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, largely destroying the town of Juchitan in neighboring Oaxaca state and killing dozens.

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035...-hits-near-acapulco-buildings-sway-in-capital

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000f93v/region-info

 

[fresh_42]

Potsdam reports 7.0, too, but a depth of 21 km.