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2017-09-08 Mw 8.1 OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO

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Magnitude	Mw 8.1
Region	OFFSHORE CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Date time	2017-09-08 04:49:21.2 UTC
Location	15.02 N ; 93.81 W
Depth	72 km
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Witness location : Mapastepec (Mexico) (108 km NE from epicenter)

Muy intenso sin parar

Witness location : Del Carmen (Mexico) (146 km E from epicenter)

Muy fuerte y dilatado. Una experiencia única

Witness location : Tapachula de Córdova y Ordoñez (Mexico) (165 km E from epicenter)

Horrible

Witness location : Tapachula (Mexico) (167 km E from epicenter)

Very long, swaying quake

Witness location : Tapachula (Mexico) (167 km E from epicenter)

Thanks always EMSC for all the information.
The earthquake was brutal in Tapachula, i felt that never end it.

The scientists should study the Istmo-Champerico block, one megathrust earthquake could happen in this area.

Since 2012 the seismicity incremented drastically. 
The swarms are for all the place: 
Champerico in 2012, Pijijiapan and Mapastepec more than once in 2013-2014-2015, Tacaná Volcano, Puerto Madero, Middle America Trench and many others.

All these swarms generared too many big earthquakes:
1.- Champerico, November 2012, M7.5
2.- Tecún Umán, September 2013, M6.5
3.- Puerto Madero, July 2014, M7.0
4.- Multiple events in Pijijiapan-Mapastepec, 2015, M6.0-6.7
5.- Multiple events in Puerto Madero, 2016, M6.0 
6.- Tajumulco Volcano, 2017, M7.0
7.- Pijijiapan, 2017, M8.2

And many others.

Thanks always EMSC for all the information.
The earthquake was brutal in Tapachula, i felt that never end it.

Witness location : Tapachula de Córdova y Ordoñez (Mexico) (167 km E from epicenter)

Algo impresionante jamás vivido, hábito con mi familia un tercer piso, el edificio parecía que se hija a caer, llegó una calma aparente y luego arreció para concluir cerca de 1:33 segundos después. Impresionante!

Witness location : (Mexico) (197 km N from epicenter)

HOrrible terremoto pero ppr algo Dios hace las cosas

Witness location : Salina Cruz (Mexico) (198 km NW from epicenter)

Empezo muy fuerte mi casa tronaba horrible

Witness location : Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico) (202 km NW from epicenter)

Fue escalofriante un sonido ensordecedor, como si el mundo se fuece a derrumbar

Witness location : Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico) (204 km NW from epicenter)

Gracias a Dios mi familia se encuentren con vida.

Witness location : Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico) (204 km N from epicenter)

Sin duda muy fuerte.. todo se doblaba

Witness location : Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico) (205 km N from epicenter)

Todo con calma pero si se sintió fuertísimo

Witness location : Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico) (206 km N from epicenter)

Estuvo bien vergas xd

Witness location : Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico) (206 km N from epicenter)

La intensidad varió, comenzó como un balanceo moderado que rapidamente fue incrementando su intensidad hasta empezar a mover los muebles y sentir que la habitacion se balanceaba de un lado a otro, esto en un tiempo de 15 a 20 segundos. Luego la intensidad se incremento subitamente y comenzó a sentirse un crujir de la estructura de la casa y las ventanas y muebles retumbaban y se movian de manera violenta, la frecuencia del movimiento ya no era de un balanceo sino mas bien una vibracion constante similar a cuando un taladro perfora o cuando una maquinaria pesada como una grua, un tanque o un transporte con oruga  metalica como medio de locomocion, pasara muy cerca de un edificio. Esta fase duro un poco mas de 30 segundos. Finalmente empezo a perder intensidad la vibracion, aunque no su frecuencia y finalmente se detuvo muy rapido como en 5 segundos o menos.

Witness location : (Mexico) (207 km NE from epicenter)

Estuvo demasiado fuerte de lo peor

Witness location : Coatepeque (Guatemala) (212 km E from epicenter)

Earthquake lasted about a minute and was swaying. Family scared!

Witness location : Ixtepec (Mexico) (220 km NW from epicenter)

Pensé que se caía la casa! No se podía ni caminar para salir de la casa. Se fue la luz

Witness location : Comitán (Mexico) (226 km NE from epicenter)

Sismo duradero y fuerte

Witness location : San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico) (227 km NE from epicenter)

Yo estaba dormida y empezaron a caerse todas mis cosas

Witness location : San Cristobal de las Casas (Mexico) (228 km NE from epicenter)

Emergency alarm ringing San Cristobal de las casas for almost an hour now. People hot outside on the streets

Witness location : San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico) (229 km NE from epicenter)

Si fue fuerte tanto que Oaxaca y Chiapas estan en emergencia falta ayuda. Más de mil replicas hasta el día de hoy.

Witness location : La Esperanza (Mexico) (243 km NE from epicenter)

I was in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Witness location : Crucecita (Mexico) (263 km W from epicenter)

The last time a quake in this area (Huatulco, Mexico) had the length of this one, was around 1990...
This one seemed to last for a good 30 seconds at the least ... more likely 45-60.

Witness location : San Pedro La Laguna (Guatemala) (276 km E from epicenter)

It lasted a very long time

Witness location : Ocosingo (Mexico) (278 km NE from epicenter)

Fuertisimo

Witness location : Panajachel (Guatemala) (288 km E from epicenter)

We all felt this and it was a strong one and it lasted for quite a while and I went outside and even the trees were moving back and forth

Witness location : San Pedro Las Huertas (Guatemala) (335 km E from epicenter)

Swaying earthquake, more than a minute long.

Witness location : (Mexico) (337 km N from epicenter)

Fue muy fuerte y duradero

Witness location : Río Viejo 1ra Sección (Mexico) (340 km N from epicenter)

Fue de noche! y que susto.

Witness location : Villahermosa (Mexico) (341 km N from epicenter)

se sintió aproximadamente unos 50 segundos de manera significativa, era complicado mantener el equilibrio

Witness location : Villahermosa (Mexico) (341 km N from epicenter)

Fue espantoso

Witness location : Villahermosa (Mexico) (341 km N from epicenter)

Se sintió muy feo, no había presenciado algo así

Witness location : Centro (Mexico) (342 km N from epicenter)

Eran las 23:51 cuando se empezó a percibir el movimiento, rápidamente aumentó en intensidad. A las 23:52 el sismo era muy fuerte, duró 6 minutos en total pero la parte más intensa duró un 1.5 minutos. En la zona donde vivo hay efectos de sitio y eso hizo peor al sismo. Afortunadamente sólo hubieron daños menores y dos construcciones derrumbadas.

Witness location : (Guatemala) (349 km E from epicenter)

This earthquake was very long, more than usual earthquake's before

Witness location : (Guatemala) (349 km E from epicenter)

It was like a boat in the storm...long earthquakr

Witness location : Guatemala (Guatemala) (350 km E from epicenter)

El más largo que he sentido en mi vida!

Witness location : Coatzacoalcos (Mexico) (352 km NW from epicenter)

Fue el peor que he sentido en mi vida, ya están durmiendo para ir a clases al día siguiente, y mi cama empezó a moverse de lado a lado, salí corriendo y una vez afuera todo se movía, los carros, las lámparas, todo. :(

Witness location : Coatzacoalcos (Mexico) (352 km NW from epicenter)

Se sintió muy fuerte

Witness location : Guatemala (Guatemala) (353 km E from epicenter)

Very very long and strong.

Witness location : Guatemala (Guatemala) (358 km E from epicenter)

Movimiento suave pero constante, mi tv comenzó a moverse

Witness location : Guatemala City (Guatemala) (358 km E from epicenter)

Fuerte este temblor y tardó bastante

Witness location : Guatemala City (Guatemala) (358 km E from epicenter)

Very very loonnnggggg

Witness location : Guatemala City (Guatemala) (358 km E from epicenter)

Se sintio como si fueran oscilaciones amplias

Witness location : Guatemala City (Guatemala) (358 km E from epicenter)

It Was very long, over a minute and forty seconds, the rumble was very peculiar so I decided to stand up and get ready to go out in case it worsened.

Witness location : Guatemala (Guatemala) (358 km E from epicenter)

Muy fuerte y largo en ciudad de Guatemala

Witness location : Guatemala (Guatemala) (358 km E from epicenter)

Muy fuerte en Ciudad de Guatemala

Witness location : Guatemala (Guatemala) (359 km E from epicenter)

It was really looong

Witness location : (Guatemala) (362 km E from epicenter)

Lasted a Very long time

Witness location : (Guatemala) (362 km E from epicenter)

the earthquake was felt in San pedro Sula Honduras

Witness location : (Guatemala) (362 km E from epicenter)

Long,slow, big movements shake

Witness location : Comalcalco (Mexico) (367 km N from epicenter)

Fue lo mas fuerte que eh sentido en toda la vida

Witness location : (Mexico) (384 km NW from epicenter)

Feo

Witness location : (Mexico) (384 km NW from epicenter)

Worst yet. House groaned, floor felt like subway train below. Only a few pictures tilted.

Witness location : Oaxaca (Mexico) (384 km NW from epicenter)

Muy fuerte y muy largo

Witness location : Oaxaca (Mexico) (385 km NW from epicenter)

Long, perhaps a minute, stronger and stronger. Side to side shaking. Car alarms going off and dogs barking. First time ever been frightened by a quake. Wow.

Witness location : Tierra Blanca (Mexico) (468 km NW from epicenter)

Temblor de forma eliptica, duro aproximadamente 90 segundos,

Witness location : San Benito (Guatemala) (468 km NE from epicenter)

Estaba quedándome dormido y el temblor me despertó

Witness location : Caluco (El Salvador) (470 km E from epicenter)

Was felt and the rumble was noticeable and it lasted for more than half a minute.

Witness location : Santa Ana (El Salvador) (475 km E from epicenter)

Fuertísimo y largo en El Salvador.

Witness location : Santa Tecla (El Salvador) (510 km E from epicenter)

Light elliptical motion for about a minute and a half. Not too strong but consistent and prolonged, enough for lamps an furniture to rattle, dogs barking.

Witness location : El Barillo (El Salvador) (512 km E from epicenter)

Long and noisy

Witness location : San Salvador (El Salvador) (513 km E from epicenter)

Se sintio no muy fuerte pero largo   de un minuto

Witness location : San Salvador (El Salvador) (514 km E from epicenter)

Se sintió muy duro en El Salvador

Witness location : San Salvador (El Salvador) (517 km E from epicenter)

it lasted a really long time

Witness location : San Salvador (El Salvador) (517 km E from epicenter)

First wave felt for 20 secs, 10 second pause, second wave lasted 40 secs with smooth tremble

Witness location : San Salvador (El Salvador) (517 km E from epicenter)

The swaying went on for a long time, probably 10 seconds or more. Stopped, then it started swaying again.

Witness location : San Salvador (El Salvador) (517 km E from epicenter)

Duro más de un min

Witness location : San Salvador (El Salvador) (517 km E from epicenter)

sismo largo.

Witness location : San Salvador (El Salvador) (517 km E from epicenter)

It lasted a long time and the motion was unusual in that considering the strength, the motion was smooth and nothing rattled...no sounds.

Witness location : San Sebastián Zinacatepec (Mexico) (519 km NW from epicenter)

I am 72 years old and it was my strongest quake. It lasted much more than a minute.

Witness location : Heroica Veracruz (Mexico) (522 km NW from epicenter)

Muy fuerte

Witness location : Huajuapan de León (Mexico) (524 km NW from epicenter)

se sintio muy fuerte. duro como un minuto. los vecinos salieron a la calle

Witness location : (Mexico) (528 km NW from epicenter)

Windows were vibrating during a long time.

Witness location : Tlilapan (Mexico) (546 km NW from epicenter)

We felt it very strongly and our car was moving bqck abd forth.

Witness location : Benque Viejo Del Carmen (Belize) (549 km NE from epicenter)

Was shaking a lot. Hardest ever felt here in Belize and lasted long.

Witness location : Orizaba (Mexico) (552 km NW from epicenter)

Sumamente muy fuerte

Witness location : Nogales (Mexico) (552 km NW from epicenter)

Un temblor intenso y duradero, logró despertar a la gente y generó preocupación

Witness location : San Ignacio (Belize) (558 km NE from epicenter)

My chandelier was still shaking five minutes after the tremor

Witness location : San Ignacio (Belize) (558 km NE from epicenter)

Long sustained tremor

Witness location : San Ignacio (Belize) (558 km NE from epicenter)

Bed shook. My parrots and dogs were disturbed.

Witness location : San Ignacio (Belize) (558 km NE from epicenter)

It felt long.  Over 1 minute of rocking back and forth motion.   I heard my house squeaking.  Dogs were barking.

Witness location : San Ignacio (Belize) (558 km NE from epicenter)

Everything in the house started swaying, including me! My fist ever earthquake. Such a strange experience!

Witness location : Puerto Barrios (Guatemala) (565 km E from epicenter)

Si

Witness location : Spanish Lookout (Belize) (571 km NE from epicenter)

We felt a smooth rocking

Witness location : Spanish Lookout (Belize) (571 km NE from epicenter)

Not very abrupt shaking, more like a gentle swaying. It lasted over a minute.

Witness location : Belmopan (Belize) (594 km NE from epicenter)

When just a little bit or terrbiling  because I know there is two active volcanos in Mexico and Guatemala

Witness location : Xico (Mexico) (594 km NW from epicenter)

It seem to last at least a minute or so.  I was just starting to doze and took my a moment to realize what was going on.  I got up, got dressed and went down stairs and it was still shaking.  Got a little stronger and finally stopped after a moment or so.

Witness location : Xalapa Enríquez (Mexico) (599 km NW from epicenter)

Xalapa Veracruz.

Witness location : Xalapa (Mexico) (599 km NW from epicenter)

Muy fuerte y largo

Witness location : (Belize) (617 km NE from epicenter)

we live on an island off the coast of Belize, named Caye Caulker. Our house is a wood frame on stilts 10 feet off the ground. was sleeping. the earthquake woke me and our two sons. my wife slept thru it. my sons and I went outside on the front veranda and looked around noticed several neighbors outside looking around as well. no damage as far as we know. no noise. but a couple of barking dogs

Witness location : (Belize) (617 km NE from epicenter)

It was long. Entire house shaked.

Witness location : (Belize) (617 km NE from epicenter)

only that i felt a swaying motion, it was light but definately couldnt mistake it, back a few years i felt a few quick jolts of an earthquake.

Witness location : San Pedro Sula (Honduras) (626 km E from epicenter)

Several friends felt the quake for around a full minute.

Witness location : San Pedro Sula (Honduras) (627 km E from epicenter)

It lasted more than 30 seconds

Witness location : San Pedro Sula (Honduras) (627 km E from epicenter)

Several friends felt the movement for around a full minute

Witness location : San Pedro Sula (Honduras) (627 km E from epicenter)

I wasn't sure at first, but then my bed feltike it was moving. Then I totally understood it was an earthquake!

Witness location : San Pedro Sula (Honduras) (627 km E from epicenter)

Temblo aproximadamente 1 minuto, y fue lento el movimiento

Witness location : San Pedro Sula (Honduras) (627 km E from epicenter)

It was long, continuos and horizontal way.

Witness location : Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico) (642 km NW from epicenter)

Lo snti muy muy feo estuvo muy preo muy feo se movia la lampara y tiraba cosas

Witness location : Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico) (645 km NW from epicenter)

Terremoto confirmado de 8.4 grados por el sismológico nacional de México

Witness location : Puebla (Mexico) (646 km NW from epicenter)

Temblor muy largo

Witness location : Puebla (Mexico) (646 km NW from epicenter)

Fue fuerte

Witness location : Puebla (Mexico) (646 km NW from epicenter)

Existen diversos puntos de vista en cuanto a como sé sintió tal sismo pero un hecho claro es que en los estados de Chiapas y Oaxaca se están viviendo momentos de completo caos. Se necesita mucha ayuda por favor!!

Witness location : Puebla (Mexico) (646 km NW from epicenter)

light sway the stopped and started swaying again stronger a few seconds later for a about a minute more

Witness location : Puebla (Mexico) (646 km NW from epicenter)

Not a trepidatory earthquake even though it felt pretty strong...

Witness location : Puebla (Mexico) (646 km NW from epicenter)

Sin duda alguna fue uno de los sismos más fuertes que eh sentido en mi vida

Witness location : Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza (Mexico) (647 km NW from epicenter)

No me explico como es que no registró el terremoto que pasó hace una hora, me gustaría saber por qué?

Witness location : Cholula de Rivadabia (Mexico) (654 km NW from epicenter)

muy fuerte en puebla aqui duro 63 segundos al parecer aqui no hay daños mayores

Witness location : De Santa Maria Xixitla (Mexico) (655 km NW from epicenter)

Se estrellaban las botellas

Witness location : Belize City (Belize) (659 km NE from epicenter)

House felt like it was going round in little circles for about two minutes, bottles were shaking.

Witness location : Belize City (Belize) (660 km NE from epicenter)

Was a vesy strong earthquake definitely in the top five I've felt!!!

Witness location : Belize City (Belize) (660 km NE from epicenter)

Very long moment

Witness location : Belize City (Belize) (660 km NE from epicenter)

Quite a powerful earthquake!

Witness location : Belize City (Belize) (660 km NE from epicenter)

Felt shivers...tent outside shaking and rattling...zinc on shed rattling..pictures on wall move.

Witness location : Belize City (Belize) (660 km NE from epicenter)

the shaking woke me up

Witness location : Belize City (Belize) (660 km NE from epicenter)

it was and experience for us here

Witness location : (Mexico) (669 km NW from epicenter)

💔

Witness location : Jantetelco (Mexico) (670 km NW from epicenter)

Se sintió fuerte aquí en Morelos, se escuchaba muy feo en el interior de la casa!!! Y duro mucho, como 2 minutos para ser exactos!

Witness location : San Juan Totolac (Mexico) (671 km NW from epicenter)

I was lying on my side and felt my body shift back and forth as if someone had shoved me. A few seconds later it happened again, and then the movement felt weaker but more continuous. I called to my husband, who was asleep. He did not feel it, but he can pretty much sleep through anything.

Witness location : Acapulco (Mexico) (675 km W from epicenter)

Fuerte

Witness location : Corozal District (Belize) (685 km NE from epicenter)

I felt the swaying motion strongly. I thought for a minute that I was going dizzy. I realized that my ceiling fan was also oscillating and so was a medal hanging on the wall.

Witness location : Corozal District (Belize) (685 km NE from epicenter)

It was long and shoke ... noticeably ....

Witness location : Cuautla (Mexico) (690 km NW from epicenter)

Staba Fuente todo se movian y los muebleshoes se movian

Witness location : San Pedro (Belize) (702 km NE from epicenter)

San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize: felt ivery pronounced shaking, then after about a minute felt swaying. Felt countrywide in Belize

Witness location : San Pedro (Belize) (702 km NE from epicenter)

Mild shaking here at Ambergris Caye, Belize that lasted for about 30 seconds. Night lamp was shaking, but not hard, just slightly. I live in center of town, others near the lagoon side felt the tremors stronger.

Witness location : Chetumal (Mexico) (703 km NE from epicenter)

Se sintio muy intenso y tardo bastante

Witness location : (Mexico) (712 km NW from epicenter)

Se sintió un fuerte temblor de 8.4 en México

Witness location : (Mexico) (718 km NW from epicenter)

Demasiado fuerte!

Witness location : Cuernavaca (Mexico) (720 km NW from epicenter)

We felt it until hier. It was quite long time. I thought that it could never stop.Very deep shaking.

Witness location : Tegucigalpa (Honduras) (723 km E from epicenter)

It felt in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Witness location : Valle de Chalco Solidaridad (Mexico) (723 km NW from epicenter)

Uffff

Witness location : Cuernavaca (Mexico) (727 km NW from epicenter)

Cerca de la media noche, ya en la cama, senti una sacudida que fue incrementándose...

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (731 km NW from epicenter)

Se sintió fuertísimo

Witness location : Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico) (734 km NW from epicenter)

Fuerte y duradero, un día antes se activo la alerta sismica por error.

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (739 km NW from epicenter)

El mas fuerte que he sentido en toda mi vida 😞

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (740 km NW from epicenter)

Sismo fuerte y prolongado!

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (740 km NW from epicenter)

Se sintió fuerte

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (741 km NW from epicenter)

Tembló durante 5 min y me dio miedo :(

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (743 km NW from epicenter)

Se sintió muy feo ya que se empezó a meses toda mi casa y en el cielo se veían como unos rayos verdes

Witness location : Ecatepec de Morelos (Mexico) (743 km NW from epicenter)

Mareo y temblor de piernas excesivo

Witness location : Ecatepec de Morelos (Mexico) (743 km NW from epicenter)

Sin energía eléctrica.

Witness location : Ecatepec de Morelos (Mexico) (743 km NW from epicenter)

Se sintió muy fuerte, algunos muebles se cayeron.

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (744 km NW from epicenter)

Asustado

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (745 km NW from epicenter)

sentimos un terremoto fuerte y dios nos mandaba mensajes con relámpagos

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (746 km NW from epicenter)

Strong earthquake in Mexico City

Witness location : Ecatepec de Morelos (Mexico) (746 km NW from epicenter)

Bastante fuerte, en la cdmc no paso a mayores

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (746 km NW from epicenter)

Osilatorio fuerte

Witness location : Ciudad de México (Mexico) (747 km NW from epicenter)

Fue una experiencia muy impactante ha sido el más fuerte que he.sentido en toda mi vida

Witness location : Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) (747 km NW from epicenter)

30th floor in a Hotel in Mexico City - swaying movements (like a boat or air turbulence) woke me up from sleeping. Lasted very very long & was quite strong!

Witness location : Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) (747 km NW from epicenter)

Un sismo de larga duración. Mas que otros en los últimos años. La magnitud variaba constantemente, haciendo que puertas abiertas se balancearan sin llegar a cerrarse y objetos pequeños y redondos se deslizaran en varias direcciones. La alerta sísmica dio aviso con varios segundos de anticipo.

Witness location : Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) (747 km NW from epicenter)

Everyone is alright here

Witness location : Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) (747 km NW from epicenter)

It was long,  and whith blue lightings in the sky.

Witness location : Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) (747 km NW from epicenter)

It was strong.I was sleep.All the family woke up and ran away

Witness location : Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) (747 km NW from epicenter)

Very long earthquake- alarm was sounded first

Witness location : Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) (747 km NW from epicenter)

Hotel room on 8 floor .  Noisy and building swaying.