A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico on Friday. Exact location, longitude -92.599° West, latitude 14.511° North, depth = 56.9 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/08/15 / 2015-08-28 23:12:20 / August 28, 2015 @ 11:12 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003hse. Id of event: us20003hse. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.9 km (35 miles). The temblor was detected at 17:12:20 / 5:12 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Guatemala (c. 13 550 000 pop), Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Escuintla, El Quetzal, Acapeteahua. Epicenter of the event was 57 km (35 miles) from Tapachula (c. 198 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Coatepeque (c. 45 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Huixtla (c. 29 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Malacatán (c. 14 900 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Cacahoatán (c. 14 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 30 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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