A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 119 km NE of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico (74 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -108.9351 West, latitude 23.8777 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/08/15 / 2015-08-07 04:34:59 / August 7, 2015 @ 4:34 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10003006. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003006. The temblor was detected at 21:34:59 / 9:34 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 119 km NE of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
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