A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 130 km SSW of Pijijiapan, Mexico (81 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us20003he9. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003he9. The epicenter was at a depth of 41.66 km (26 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 41.66 km, -93.9005° West, 14.7136° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/09/15 / 2015-09-08 20:47:07 / September 8, 2015 @ 8:47 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 14:47:07 / 2:47 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 130 km SSW of Pijijiapan, Mexico.
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