Shallow M5.0 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean near Pinotepa Nacional (Mexico).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on November 13th, 2024. Last updated November 21st, 2024.

A shallow and significant M5.0 earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 43 kilometer from Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico in the evening of Tuesday November 12th, 2024.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the North Pacific Ocean, right off the coast of Mexico (3 mi offshore), 43 kilometer west-southwest of Pinotepa Nacional in Oaxaca. The center of this earthquake had a very shallow depth of 13 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Nov 12, 2024 18:18 (Mexico City Time) - Nov 13, 2024 00:18 Universal Time.
Location:	43 km WSW of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico. Coordinates 16°14'5"N 98°26'28"W.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.0 Detected by 28 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.059 .
Depth:	13 km (8 mi) A very shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in Mexico . Pinotepa Nacional in Oaxaca, Mexico is the nearest significant place from the epicenter. The earthquake occurred 43 kilometer (27 mi) west-southwest of Pinotepa Nacional.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. Acapulco de Juárez is located 171 km to the west-northwest. Oaxaca is located 205 km to the east-northeast. Chilpancingo is located 185 km to the northwest.

An overview of nearby towns and cities is available in the overview below.

Overview of nearby places

Shaking reported by 2 people

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 2 people have reported shaking in 2 places in Mexico.We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico: 1 person.
• Tlalnepantla, México, Mexico: 1 person.

18 Aftershocks detected

Since this main shock, 18 smaller aftershocks were detected. Just 1 day after this main shock, an earthquake measuring MAG-5 was detected 14 km (9 mi) west-northwest of this earthquake.

Before this earthquake struck, 13 smaller foreshocks occurred. Nearby this earthquake a foreshock struck 2 days earlier. It measured a magnitude of 4

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Earthquakes can create aftershocks. These are generally at least 1 magnitude lower than any main shock, and as time passes the chance and strength of aftershocks decreases.

The chance that a significant earthquake like this one is followed by an even larger earthquake is not so large. On average, scientists estimate a 94% chance that a major earthquake will not be followed by an even larger one. It is still adviced to be aware of this risk

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since September 26th, 2024, when a 5 magnitude earthquake hit 299 km (186 mi) further northwest. An even stronger magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck on June 23rd, 2020.

In total, 55 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 2 months.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 21/11/24 00:58 (). This article is automatically generated based on available data. We keep checking multiple sources for additional information. This article gets updated as new details on this earthquake become available.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us7000nrgf
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20241113_0000002
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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