A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 205 km SW of San Patricio, Mexico (127 miles). The temblor was picked up at 23:59:58 / 11:59 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005zwi. Id of event: us20005zwi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 31 km (19 miles). Global time and date of event 02/06/16 / 2016-06-02 06:59:58 / June 2, 2016 @ 6:59 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -105.8541° West, latitude 17.725° North, depth = 31 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 205 km SW of San Patricio, Mexico.
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