A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Puerto Madero in Mexico on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:17:17 / 6:17 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10004tt2. Event ids that are associated: us10004tt2. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -93.1779° West, 14.6669° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/03/16 / 2016-03-01 12:17:17 / March 1, 2016 @ 12:17 pm.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Tapachula, Vida Mejor I (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 102 km (63 miles) from Tapachula (c. 198 000 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Huixtla (c. 29 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Mapastepec (c. 16 100 pop), 104 km (64 miles) from Brisas Barra de Suchiate (c. 13 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Puerto Madero (c. 9 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Escuintla (c. 9 600 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Villa Comaltitlán (c. 7 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 81 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico.
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