A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/15 / 2015-08-19 03:48:49 / August 19, 2015 @ 3:48 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 64.48 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:48:49 / 10:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -92.4514° West, latitude 14.6242° North, depth = 64.48 km. Unique identifier: us100033gw. Ids that are associated to the event: us100033gw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Felipe, San Sebastián, Motozintla de Mendoza. Close country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 37 km (23 miles) from Tapachula (c. 198 000 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Coatepeque (c. 45 700 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from San Pedro Sacatepéquez (c. 40 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Retalhuleu (c. 36 700 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Huixtla (c. 29 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from San Marcos (c. 25 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 11 km SSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico.
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