A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 121 km SW of Pijijiapan, Mexico (75 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:30:39 / 2:30 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003h7k. Id of event: us20003h7k. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -93.8701 West, latitude 14.7932 North, depth = 43.26 km. Global time and date of event 08/09/15 / 2015-09-08 08:30:39 / September 8, 2015 @ 8:30 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 43.26 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 121 km SW of Pijijiapan, Mexico.
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