A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 113 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico (70 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -94.3707° West, 15.132° North, depth 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us1000695m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000695m. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/08/16 / 2016-08-01 08:21:38 / August 1, 2016 @ 8:21 am. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:21:38 / 2:21 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 113 km SSW of Paredon, Mexico.
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