2017 Chiapas earthquake

Aidan Allen
UTC time	2017-09-08 04:49:19
ISC event	611600536
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	7 September 2017
Local time	23:49:21 CDT
Magnitude	8.2 Mw[1]
Depth	50.1 km (31.1 mi)
Epicenter	15.068°N 93.715°W
Type	Dip-slip (normal)
Areas affected	Mexico, Guatemala[2]
Max. intensity	IX (Violent)
Tsunami	Yes
Aftershocks	3,831 [3]
Casualties	98 dead, 300+ injured

The 2017 Chiapas earthquake was a strong earthquake that hit Mexico and Guatemala on September 7, 2017. The quake scored a magnitude of 8.4 M_w on the magnitude (or strength) scale. At least sixty people died.

References

ANSS: Chiapas 2017.
Cumes, William (7 September 2017). "Temblor de 7.7 grados sacude Guatemala". Prensa Libre (in Spanish).
@SSNMexico (21 September 2017). "Hasta las 5:30 am del 21-sep: 34 réplicas (M4.0 la mayor) del sismo del 19-sep M7.1 y 3831 réplicas (M6.1 la mayor) del sismo del 7-sep M8.2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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[1] ANSS: Chiapas 2017.

[guatemala-2] Cumes, William (7 September 2017). "Temblor de 7.7 grados sacude Guatemala". Prensa Libre (in Spanish).

[SSNmex-3] @SSNMexico (21 September 2017). "Hasta las 5:30 am del 21-sep: 34 réplicas (M4.0 la mayor) del sismo del 19-sep M7.1 y 3831 réplicas (M6.1 la mayor) del sismo del 7-sep M8.2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.