Tremor today in Mexico: a 4.1 earthquake was recorded near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

Tremor today in Mexico: a 4.1 earthquake was recorded near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca

Learn about updates on telluric movements throughout the country this Monday

By Israel Aguilar EsquivelyCynthia Salvador

Report of earthquakes of magnitude less than 4

According to the report presented by the National Seismological Service (SSN), throughout September 4, 2023, there were 81 different events with magnitude less than 4.

Update on the earthquake in Puerto Escondido Oaxaca

According to the update published in the verified account of the National Seismological Service (SSN), the magnitude of the earthquake registered 17 kilometers east of hidden portin the state of Oaxaca, at 8:32 p.m., it was 4.1. Similarly, the activation of the seismic alert was ruled out because the magnitude of the event and depth of the epicenter did not imply a greater risk to the population settled in the nearby regions.

(Twitter/@SismologicoMX)

(Twitter/@SismologicoMX)

weekly seismicity report

According to the National Seismological Service (SSN), in the week of August 28 to September 3, 2023, there were 376 earthquakes throughout the national territory.

Most of the telluric movements were recorded in the southwestern region of Mexico, although there were also records to the north and in the Baja California Peninsula, as well as in the Sea of ​​Cortez region. None of them warranted the activation of the seismic alert.

According to the records, the event with the greatest force was magnitude 4.9the same thing that happened on Monday, August 28, 2023, o’clock at 4:32 pmwith epicenter 28 kilometers northeast of MiahuatlanOaxaca.

(Twitter/@SismologicoMX)

(Twitter/@SismologicoMX)

Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca earthquake update

According to the update of information carried out by the SASMEXthe earthquake occurred at 8:32 p.m. near hidden port did not warrant the activation of the seismic alert. And it is that during the first seconds it did not exceed the activation levels. The precise point of the epicenter is not yet certain.

(Twitter/@SASMEX)

(Twitter/@SASMEX)

Through the official page of the National Seismological Service (SSN), in charge of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the morning seismicity report.

In this report, all the telluric movements in the last 24 hours with a magnitude less than 5.0. In this sense, according to the SSN, until 4:40 in the morning of Monday, September 4, there were 63 earthquakes that met this characteristic.

The largest, 4.1was recorded at 3:11 p.m. this Sunday 129 kilometers northeast of Acapulco, Guerrero, and had a depth of 12 kilometers.

The Mexican territory is located on the Ring of Fire or Ring of Fire, which extends over 40 thousand kilometers and has 452 volcanoes; most of the so-called “supervolcanoes”.

This causes the continuous movement of the tectonic plates, for this reason the country is considered within an area in which more earthquakes are recorded worldwide.

Popocatépetl volcano alerted for earthquake and ash fall (Twitter/ @webcamsdemexico)

Popocatépetl volcano alerted for earthquake and ash fall (Twitter/ @webcamsdemexico)

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