A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Tres Picos in Mexico. The temblor was reported at 19:54:20 / 7:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -93.69° West, latitude 15.7054° North, depth = 81.99 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 81.99 km (51 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10004r26. Event ids that are associated: us10004r26. Global time and date of event 17/02/16 / 2016-02-17 01:54:20 / February 17, 2016 @ 1:54 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Mexico (c. 112 469 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Pedro Tapanatepec, Mapastepec, El Espinal. The epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Tonalá (c. 32 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Arriaga (c. 22 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Mapastepec (c. 16 100 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Pijijiapan (c. 15 100 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Chahuite (c. 9 800 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Villa Corzo (c. 9 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 24 km SW of Tres Picos, Mexico.
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