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Magnitude 7.2 Earthquake: Oaxaca, Mexico

Summary

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

On Fri Feb 16th 2018 23:39:42 (UTC) the seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary 7.2 mww) located in Oaxaca, Mexico. Seismic region Mexico - Guatemala Area.

The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the location to the epicenter) to the closest station USGCB in the network is 2,598.0 km.

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Details

Time:Fri Feb 16th 2018 23:39:42 (UTC)
Magnitude:7.2 mww
Location:(16.6459,-97.653)
Depth:24.6 km
Author:USGS:us
evid,orid:1581394,1651374
nass,ndef:137,0
Authoritative:y

Proximity to Population Centers

Event and active stations

The red marker denotes the earthquake epicenter.

Seismic waveforms for closest station

Closest station with identified signal. Not filtered.

Seismic waveforms for vertical channels in network

Subset of several stations close to the event. Not filtered.

Signal description at some stations

STA_CHANS-E DeltaS-E AzimuthPhase TimeSignal/NoiseTime ResidualV. ModelAutharid
MONP2_HHZ23.467°129.27°P2018-02-16 23:44:48.0849 UTC342.99-1.932iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685862
MONP2_HHN23.467°129.27°S2018-02-16 23:49:09.6349 UTC-14.389iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685968
LVA2_HHZ23.85°129.84°P2018-02-16 23:44:52.1658 UTC221.42-1.349iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685863
LVA2_HHE23.85°129.84°S2018-02-16 23:49:14.5384 UTC-12.034iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685981
TRO_HHZ23.874°130.38°P2018-02-16 23:44:52.5117 UTC422.67-1.223iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685864
TRO_HHE23.874°130.38°S2018-02-16 23:49:14.445 UTC-11.487iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685984
CPE_HHZ23.913°128.08°P2018-02-16 23:44:52.059 UTC166.38-2.033iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685909
CPE_HHE23.913°128.08°S2018-02-16 23:49:13.2387 UTC-1-0.458iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685985
PFO_HHZ23.953°130.47°P2018-02-16 23:44:52.938 UTC271.52-1.515iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685865
PFO_HHE23.953°130.47°S2018-02-16 23:49:16.1016 UTC-11.658iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685991
FRD_HHZ23.968°130.01°P2018-02-16 23:44:53.1545 UTC538.72-1.438iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685866
FRD_HHE23.968°130.01°S2018-02-16 23:49:16.8664 UTC-12.135iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685993
SIO5_HHZ23.979°127.75°P2018-02-16 23:44:52.9464 UTC82.142-1.75iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685903
JORD_HHZ23.981°129.9°P2018-02-16 23:44:53.4161 UTC468.78-1.294iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685868
JORD_HHE23.981°129.9°S2018-02-16 23:49:16.6716 UTC-11.696iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685994
BZN_HHZ24.007°129.89°P2018-02-16 23:44:53.658 UTC432.47-1.294iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685867
BZN_HHE24.007°129.89°S2018-02-16 23:49:16.2878 UTC-10.814iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685995
SND_HHZ24.012°130.09°P2018-02-16 23:44:53.5082 UTC-1-1.483iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685935
SND_HHE24.012°130.09°S2018-02-16 23:49:17.8903 UTC-12.336iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685996
WMC_HHZ24.065°130.02°P2018-02-16 23:44:54.0925 UTC322.12-1.386iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685870
WMC_HHE24.065°130.02°S2018-02-16 23:49:18.3778 UTC-11.817iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801686000
TMSP_HHZ24.098°130.09°P2018-02-16 23:44:54.4004 UTC-1-1.382iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685939
TMSP_HHE24.098°130.09°S2018-02-16 23:49:18.3691 UTC-11.182iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801686001
CRY_HHZ24.1°129.9°P2018-02-16 23:44:54.2548 UTC301.78-1.54iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685869
CRY_HHE24.1°129.9°S2018-02-16 23:49:17.4439 UTC-10.23iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801686002
RRSP_HHZ24.156°130.04°P2018-02-16 23:44:54.8298 UTC-1-1.483iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685943
RRSP_HHE24.156°130.04°S2018-02-16 23:49:19.2119 UTC-10.932iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801686005
KNW_HHZ24.179°130.2°P2018-02-16 23:44:55.0465 UTC263.51-1.474iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685874
KNW_HHN24.179°130.2°S2018-02-16 23:49:22.8601 UTC-14.151iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801686007
RHIL_HHZ24.191°130.02°P2018-02-16 23:44:55.1922 UTC-1-1.433iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685945
RHIL_HHN24.191°130.02°S2018-02-16 23:49:25.4662 UTC-16.542iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801686008
RDM_HHZ24.212°129.82°P2018-02-16 23:44:55.4247 UTC322.36-1.393iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685880
RDM_HHE24.212°129.82°S2018-02-16 23:49:19.7175 UTC-10.396iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801686009
SMER_HHZ24.31°128.96°P2018-02-16 23:44:55.8374 UTC349.65-1.881iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801685905
SMER_HHE24.31°128.96°S2018-02-16 23:49:19.9927 UTC-1-1.181iasp91dbp:jtytell:1801686011

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