A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 225 km NE of Socorro Island, Mexico (140 miles). Unique identifier: us20006713. Ids that are associated to the event: us20006713. Global time and date of event 26/06/16 / 2016-06-26 20:05:47 / June 26, 2016 @ 8:05 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.51 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 13:05:47 / 1:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 38.51 km, -109.1901° West, 19.8916° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel the quake?
Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 225 km NE of Socorro Island, Mexico.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply