A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 297 km E of Socorro Island, Mexico (185 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/08/15 / 2015-08-09 09:01:54 / August 9, 2015 @ 9:01 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 02:01:54 / 2:01 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -108.1476° West, latitude 18.9357° North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000350f. Unique identifier: us1000350f.
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 one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 297 km E of Socorro Island, Mexico.
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